Marquette vs UCLA 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UCLA Bruins (7-1) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (8-2)
December 11, 2021 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: Marquette Golden Eagles +5.5 / UCLA Bruins -5.5; Over/Under: +153
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The UCLA Bruins and Marquette Golden Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Fiserv Forum. The UCLA Bruins look to build on their 8-1 record. The Marquette Golden Eagles look to build on their 8-2 record.
The UCLA Bruins are averaging 73.7 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 59.3 points on 43 percent shooting. Johnny Juzang is averaging 17.1 points and 4.9 rebounds, while Jules Bernard is averaging 14 points and 4.4 rebounds. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Tyger Campbell is dishing 3.8 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 39.2 percent from beyond the arc and 71.9 percent from the free throw line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.
The Marquette Golden Eagles are averaging 74.7 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.8 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Justin Lewis is averaging 15.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Darryl Morsell is averaging 14.1 points and 3.6 rebounds. Kameron Jones is dishing 1.6 assists and Tyler Kolek is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Marquette Golden Eagles are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The Marquette Golden Eagles are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
The Bruins are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Golden Eagles are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 home games and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 Saturday games. The under is 4-0 in Bruins last 4 overall. The under is 4-1 in Bruins last 5 Saturday games.
The Marquette Golden Eagles can play up to their competition, especially at home, but I do question if they have the horses to survive this game for 40 minutes. The UCLA Bruins have comfortably been the better team through eight games, and that’s with their offense dropping a bit in production over the last week or so. UCLA is probably due to get back to shooting closer to season averages. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Bruins.
