NCAA Basketball
(2/2/23) 9:00 PM Eastern.
Spread: Washington +17.5 / UCLA -17.5
Total: Over / Under 136
The Pick: UCLA -17.5
(NBA GAME OF THE WEEK TONIGHT)
This is a prime get right spot for a Bruins team that’s lost back to back games following a 14 game win streak. They lost at USC 77-64 last time out but that was a tight 2-point game with under 3 minutes to go. UCLA was outscored 52-27 in the 2nd half as USC hit 7 second half 3’s. The Loss before that was a battle at #5 Arizona that ended 58-52. This will be UCLA’s first home game since January 14th and you can expect the Pauley Pavilion where the Bruins are 11-0 to be absolutely rocking tonight. 9 of their 11 home wins have come by 12 points or more.
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UCLA also smoked Washington 74-49 earlier this season. Holding the Huskies to their lowest point total this season. In fact, UCLA has beaten Washington in 9 of their last 10 meetings and covered in 7. Beating them by an average of 20.7 points in their last 3 games. The Huskies are just 1-5 on the road this season, their lone win came back on November 25th vs St. Mary’s. Washington’s also fresh off a 72-95 loss at home vs Arizona and a 61-86 loss against Utah their last game on the road.
This one will get ugly. You got a vastly inferior team (UW) stepping into a hostile environment with a crowd that hasn’t had the chance to go to a game in 19 days. A raucous crowd cheering for a team out for blood following 2 losses that took away their chance for a #1 seed in the tournament. The Bruins will have no issue pouring it on.
