UCLA Bruins (24-4) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (15-14)
February 26, 2023 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Buffaloes +6.5 / UCLA Bruins -6.5; Over/Under: +134.5
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The UCLA Bruins and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in college basketball action from the CU Events Center on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
UCLA is listed as a 6.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 134.5 points.
Injuries
For UCLA, Abramo Canka is questionable for this game with an illness while Colorado has Javon Ruffin listed as questionable with a knee issue and J’Vonne Hadley is out for the season with a hand injury.
Matchup History
UCLA’s 68-54 win back on January 14th, 2023, made it three straight wins for the Bruins in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
UCLA is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Colorado is 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m sticking with the Bruins here. I think UCLA will be out to make a statement to the tournament committee once again after being slighted in their preliminary seedings/rankings. Granted, those rankings are just early and selection Sunday is when it matters, but I look for the Bruins to make an example of Colorado here, so I’ll lay the points with the Bruins in this one.
