California vs UCLA College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/21/21
California vs UCLA College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/21/21
2021-01-21 21:00:00 EDT
The UCLA Bruins and California Golden Bears meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Haas Pavilion.
The UCLA Bruins look to build on their six-game winning streak. The UCLA Bruins are averaging 77.8 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 13.2 points and 5.8 rebounds while Chris Smith is averaging 12.6 points and 6.4 rebounds. Tyger Campbell is the third double-digit scorer and Johnny Juzang is dishing 1.6 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.8 percent from the free thitem line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
The California Golden Bears look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The California Golden Bears are averaging 68.5 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 69.9 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Matt Bradley is averaging 17.8 points and 4.7 rebounds while Ryan Betley is averaging 10.7 points and 1.5 assists. Makable Foreman is the third double-digit scorer and Andre Kelly is grabbing six rebounds. The California Golden Bears are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 66.4 percent from the free thitem line. The California Golden Bears are allowing 39.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.
The Bruins are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games and 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Golden Bears are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The over is 4-0 in Bruins last 4 overall. The over is 10-1 in Golden Bears last 11 overall. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The UCLA Bruins are the better team and have made bettors happy for the most part this season. The California Golden Bears have been hit or miss, but they do have the offensive firepower to hang around with UCLA, and they have been covering machines at home dating back to the end of last season. The home team has also won eight of the last 10 meetings between Cal and UCLA. I lean toward the points here.
