Arizona vs. UCLA: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 7, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 7, 2024

Tipping off at 9:30 PM ET on Thursday, the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats (23-6, 14-4 Pac-12) will meet the UCLA Bruins (14-15, 9-9 Pac-12) at Pauley Pavilion. The Wildcats’ Caleb Love and the Bruins’ Lazar Stefanovic are among the players to watch. Arizona is a solid 9-point favorite against UCLA when the Wildcats face off with the Bruins on Thursday. The over/under is 147.5 points for the game.

Arizona vs. UCLA Betting Lines

Arizona vs UCLA Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Arizona -9 147.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Arizona (-9)
Total Pick Over (147.5)

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Arizona vs. UCLA Stat Rankings

Arizona Avg. (Rank) UCLA Avg. (Rank)
90.3 (2nd) Points Scored 66.2 (335th)
73.3 (225th) Points Allowed 65.5 (23rd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
12.4 (10th) Off. Rebounds 9.4 (131st)
8.0 (122nd) 3pt Made 5.2 (343rd)
19.1 (2nd) Assists 11.2 (315th)
11.5 (210th) Turnovers 10.0 (70th)

Arizona vs. UCLA Betting Trends

  • The Wildcats’ record against the spread is 19-10-0.
  • Arizona has an ATS record of 13-8 as 9-point favorites or more.
  • Out of 29 Wildcats games so far this season, 14 have gone over the total.
  • In 25 games this year, Arizona and its opponent have combined for more than 147.5 points.
  • The total for this game is 147.5, 16.1 points fewer than the average total in Wildcats games thus far this season.
  • UCLA is 12-15-2 against the spread this year.
  • The Bruins are unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 9-point underdog or more this year.
  • Out of 29 Arizona’s games so far this year, 14 have gone over the total.
  • So far this season, four Bruins games have featured over 147.5 points scored.
  • UCLA’s games average 131.7 total points, 15.8 fewer than the total for this matchup.

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Arizona Impact Players

  • Love is tops on the Wildcats with 19.4 points per contest and 3.5 assists, while also putting up 5.1 rebounds.
  • Oumar Ballo is tops on the Wildcats at 10.2 rebounds per game, while also putting up 0.9 assists and 13.1 points.
  • Pelle Larsson posts a team-best 3.7 assists per game. He is also averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, shooting 54.1% from the floor and 42.9% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Keshad Johnson is posting 11.9 points, 1.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.
  • Kylan Boswell averages 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

UCLA Impact Players

  • Adem Bona is averaging 12.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, making 59.2% of his shots from the field.
  • Stefanovic is putting up a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. And he is delivering 11.4 points and 1.6 assists, making 37.6% of his shots from the floor and 35.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 triples per contest.
  • Sebastian Mack leads the Bruins in scoring (12.8 points per game), and averages 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He also puts up 1.4 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Dylan Andrews is the Bruins’ top assist man (3.8 per game), and he produces 11.7 points and 2.2 rebounds.
  • Will McClendon is posting 4.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, making 35.0% of his shots from the field.

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