The Arizona Wildcats and UCLA Bruins meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Pauley Pavilion. The Arizona Wildcats look to build on their 16-1 record. The UCLA Bruins look for a win after winning eight of their last nine games.
The Arizona Wildcats are averaging 88.7 points on 50.1 percent shooting and allowing 64.4 points on 36.2 percent shooting. Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 17.5 points and 2.3 assists, while Azuolas Tubelis is averaging 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. Christian Koloko is the third double-digit scorer and Kerr Kriisa is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Arizona Wildcats are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Arizona Wildcats are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.4 rebounds per game.
The UCLA Bruins are averaging 78.8 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 66.1 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Johnny Juzang is averaging 18.3 points and 5 rebounds, while Jules Bernard is averaging 13 points and 4.7 rebounds. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Tyger Campbell is dishing 4.3 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 71.7 percent from the free throw line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
The Wildcats are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Bruins are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Wildcats last 7 overall. The under is 8-3 in Bruins last 11 overall. The underdog is 17-4 ATS in the last 21 meetings.
The Arizona Wildcats have been the better, more dominant team this season, and that includes winning their last five games by an average of 21.6 points while shooting 52 percent from the field. The UCLA Bruins have lost two of their bigger games of the season, so there’s good reason to question them a bit. However, UCLA is still a super talented team that wins at home by an average of 18.1 points. You’re not going to get UCLA in the underdog role much this year, especially at home. I’ll take a stab with the Bruins.