Colorado vs UCLA College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21
Colorado vs UCLA College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21
2021-02-27 22:00:00 EDT
The UCLA Bruins and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in college basketball action from the Coors Event Center on Saturday night.
The UCLA Bruins will look to build on a 76-61 win over Utah last time out. Johnny Juzang leads the Bruins in scoring with 14 PPG and 4.4 RPG while Jaime Jaquez Jr. has 12 PPG and a team-high 5 RPG. Tyger Campbell has 10.9 PPG with 5.4 APG to lead the Bruins in assists while Cody Riley has 10.5 PPG with 5.4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UCLA up to this point in the season. As a team, UCLA is averaging 73.5 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field and 37% from the 3-point while allowing 67.4 PPG on 43% shooting from the field and 34.9% from three this season.
The Colorado Buffaloes will be out to build off of an 80-62 beatdown of USC last time out. McKinley Wright IV has a team-high 14.5 PPG with 5.8 APG to lead the Buffs in scoring and assists while Jeriah Horne has 11.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for Colorado up to this point in the season. Evan Battey also has 9.9 PPG and 5.2 RPG for Colorado this season. As a team, Colorado is averaging 73.8 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field and 36.9% from the 3-point line while allowing 63.1 PPG on 41.% shooting from the floor and 32.4% from three this season.
UCLA is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 games following a win. Colorado is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings between these two teams.
I get why the Buffs are favored at home, but this just feels like the kind of game that UCLA shows up for and brought in a coach like Mick Cronin to get them over with. This was also the time of year that the Bruins made their run towards an at0large berth last season had it not been cut short, so I’ll take UCLA and the points in this one.
