Oregon vs UCLA College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/3/21

The UCLA Bruins and the Oregon Ducks meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Matthew Knight Arena. 

UCLA enters this game at 17-6 so far. The Bruins are 4-1 in their last five and coming off a loss to Colorado. As for Oregon, they’re sitting at 17-5 this year. The Ducks are 3-0 in their last trio and beat Arizona in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

UCLA has lost consecutive games just once this season, so they’ve done a good job at bouncing back after a defeat. Over the last five games the Bruins are 4-1. They took out Washington, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah before a loss to Colorado. 

In the 70-61 loss to Colorado on Saturday, UCLA’s Johnny Juzang led the team on 25 points with five rebounds and one assist in 37 minutes. Jaylen Clark was the only other team player in double-figures there with 10 points and four rebounds. 

Over on the Oregon side, they opened the season at 8-1, but then hit a 1-3 stretch to drop to 9-4. Since then the Ducks are 8-1. After losing to USC, Oregon took out Stanford, California and Arizona in their next three games. 

In the 80-69 win over Arizona, Oregon’s Chris Duarte led the team with 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Eugene Omoruyi added 21 points with five boards, and LJ Figueroa had 14 points, five rebounds and two assists. 

The Ducks are 23-11 ATS in their last 34 home games and 26-12 ATS in their last 38 after an ATS win. Oregon is 5-2 ATS in their last seven after a straight-up win and the under is 6-2-1 in their last nine Wednesday games. 

Meanwhile, the Bruins are 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 overall. UCLA is 6-2 ATS in their last eight as an underdog and the under is 5-1-1 in their last seven Wednesday games. 

PICK: I’m going to take Oregon in this one. Both these teams have been playing well lately, though UCLA did have s slip-up in the Colorado game on Saturday. Prior to that, the Bruins had scored 74 or more in three straight outings. Oregon is also scoring well with 71 or more in each of their last three, so this should be a fun, high-scoring game if both teams are on. I like the Ducks to eke out a cover late, though.