California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

The UCLA Bruins (14-2) will take on the California Golden Bears (9-10) at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday.

The California Golden Bears faced off with Arizona and took a loss by a score of 96-71 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Golden Bears ended up with 17 and Arizona recorded 14 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. Arizona went 82.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 28 shots. In addition, Arizona totaled 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona dished out 14 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, California allowed 48.4% from the floor on 31 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Bears converted 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. California wrapped up the contest with a 35.2% FG percentage (25 out of 71) and made 7 of their 17 3-point attempts.

Jordan Shepherd is one guy who was a factor for this game. He finished with 21 points on 7 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up going 36.8% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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California will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 9-10 on the season. They are averaging 64.9 pts per contest (316th in college basketball) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Golden Bears are hitting 33.5% on shots from downtown (105 of 313) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, California is grabbing 35.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 205 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 287th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Bears are forcing 9.9 turnovers per game while drawing 14.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 31st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 180 relinquished on the season. The Golden Bears are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.9% (438 of 1,072) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 30.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 69th in the nation in points per game allowed (64.5).

When they last played, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 75-59 when they played Arizona. The Bruins pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. Arizona had 10 personal fouls for this game which took the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 5 tries. They were able to convert 3 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. In reference to shooting from distance, UCLA converted 8 of 17 attempts (47.1%). In all, the Bruins finished shooting 32 out of 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Bruins permitted Arizona to convert 23 out of their 75 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 30.7% for the game. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 28 and ended up shooting 6 of 11 from the free throw line (54.5%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, UCLA permitted Arizona to collect 45 in total (17 offensive).

Jules Bernard pitched in for the Bruins for the contest. He totaled 15 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and earned 7 rebounds.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 14-2 for the season. The Bruins commit 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 71.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per contest (106th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. UCLA has accumulated 1,257 pts so far this season (78.6 per contest) and they average 37.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bruins are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks 113th in the nation.

The Bruins on the defensive end are ranked 93rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 65.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the floor (101st in college basketball). The UCLA defense surrenders 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (112 of 340) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.6 dimes and 33.6 boards per game, which ranks 175th and 123rd in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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