UCLA vs Washington State 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Washington State Cougars and UCLA Bruins meet Thursday in the college basketball Pac-12 Quarterfinal at the T-Mobile Arena. The Washington State Cougars look to build on their four-game winning streak. The UCLA Bruins look to build on their three-game winning streak.

The Washington State Cougars are averaging 72.3 points on 41.1 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 42 percent shooting. Michael Flowers is averaging 14.2 points and 3.4 assists, while Tyrell Roberts is averaging 10.8 points and 2.5 rebounds. Noah Williams is the third double-digit scorer and TJ Bamba is grabbing 3.7 rebounds. The Washington State Cougars are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The Washington State Cougars are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game.

The UCLA Bruins are averaging 76.7 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 64.3 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Johnny Juzang is averaging 16.7 points and 4.7 rebounds, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 13.3 points and 5.5 rebounds. Jules Bernard is the third double-digit scorer and Tyger Campbell is dishing 4.3 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game.

The Cougars are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bruins are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Cougars last 6 overall. The over is 7-3 in Bruins last 10 Thursday games.

The UCLA Bruins comfortably won the only meeting this season, and they’re a fast-paced, electric team with the rest advantage here. The Washington State Cougars have surprised from time to time this season, but I question if they have the horses offensively to hang here, especially on the end of a back to back. This feels like a game where UCLA can pull away in the second half. I’ll lay the chalk.