UCLA vs. Washington Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/2/23

The Washington Huskies and the UCLA Bruins meet in college basketball action from the Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

UCLA is listed as a 17.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 136.5 points.

Injuries

Washington doesn’t have any new injuries listed while UCLA has announced that David Andrews is questionable for this game with an illness.

Matchup History

UCLA’s 74-49 win back on January 1^st, 2023, made it seven straight wins for UCLA over Washington.

Trends

Washington is 12-2 ATS in their last 14 Thursday games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. UCLA is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games following an ATS loss and 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 home games.

Pick

I’m sticking with UCLA here. I just feel that the Bruins are the far better team and while Washington’s had spots where they’ve provided value from a cover perspective, they’ve been beaten like a drum by the Bruins in the last few meetings. All in all, I just think this is another rough spot for the Huskies so I’ll lay it and play it with UCLA here.