UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN

The UCLA Bruins (16-2) are traveling to McKale Center on Thursday where they will play the Arizona Wildcats (17-2).

The UCLA Bruins took the court against Stanford and notched a win by a score of 66-43 in their last game. UCLA ended the game having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 of 59) and converted 4 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Bruins made 18 of 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 15 dimes for this contest while forcing 20 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to defense, UCLA let their opponent shoot 27.1% from the floor on 13 of 48 shooting. Stanford recorded 8 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Stanford totaled 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Stanford ended up going 70.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 20 attempts. They also knocked down 3 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Bruins ended up with 18 while Stanford recorded 21 personal fouls.

Tyger Campbell is one guy who played a role in this game. He shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 9 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes and pulled down 4 boards. He totaled 10 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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UCLA enters this one with a mark of 16-2 on the campaign. They cough up possession 9.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.1 fouls every game. As a team, UCLA is grabbing 37.4 boards per game and has 258 assists on the season, which ranks 222nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bruins are shooting 35.4% on three-point shots (134 of 379) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.0 pts per game (43rd in the country) while shooting 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Bruins have forced 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.8% from 3-point land and they are 48th in college basketball in opponents PPG (63.9). The Bruins are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (418 of 1,023) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 64th in the country in giving up assists with 219 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 67-56 against Arizona State. In reference to rebounding, Arizona permitted Arizona State to snag 35 overall (12 offensive). They finished 36.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the contest at 8 of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). The Wildcats allowed Arizona State to bury 20 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.8% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats shot 19 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Arizona made 3 out of 23 tries (13.0%). They were able to convert 26 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.3%. Arizona State earned 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Wildcats corralled 26 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the game.

Christian Koloko ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the game. He accumulated 12 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He buried 3 out of 7 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accumulated 13 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 17-2 this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 20.5 times per game (1st in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. Arizona has accounted for 1,634 pts on the campaign (86.0 per game) and they pull in 43.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in college basketball.

The Arizona defense concedes 32.2% on 3-point attempts (137 of 425) and their opposition makes 64.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.1 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 68th and 153rd in D-1. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 65th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 64.5. They are forcing 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.8% from the floor (2nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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