The UCLA Bruins and Utah Utes meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The UCLA Bruins look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The Utah Utes look to snap their six-game losing streak.
The UCLA Bruins are averaging 80.6 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 66.8 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Johnny Juzang is averaging 17.2 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 13.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. Jules Bernard is the third double-digit scorer and Tyger Campbell is dishing 4.5 assists. The UCLA Bruins are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The UCLA Bruins are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game.
The Utah Utes are averaging 70.7 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Branden Carlson is averaging 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Both Gach is averaging 10.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. David Jenkins Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Rollie Worster is dishing 3.1 assists. The Utah Utes are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 79.8 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Utes are allowing 29.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.
The Bruins are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Utes are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Bruins last 4 road games. The under is 4-0 in Utes last 4 overall. The home team is 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
The UCLA Bruins have caught fire since their long layoff, mainly offensively, and they’ve actually played some of their best ball in their three true road games. The Utah Utes are a complete mess right now, losing six straight games and their offense is almost nonexistent, scoring 68 or fewer points in five straight games. UCLA has the potential to run Utah out the gym here. I’ll lay the chalk with the Bruins on the road.