UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: UCLA (-1)

The UCLA Bruins (25-6) are headed to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (30-3). UCLA opens this matchup as 1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 143.

The UCLA Bruins faced off with USC and earned the victory with a final of 69-59 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bruins walked away with 16 while USC recorded 15 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. USC ended up going 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 16 attempts. Moreover, USC totaled 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. USC totaled 6 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, UCLA allowed the other team to go 39.6% from the floor on 21 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 30 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bruins made 17 of 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. UCLA walked away from the game having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (23 of 47) and made 6 of their 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaime Jaquez is someone who played a role for the game. He notched 19 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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UCLA comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 25-6 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 76.4 points per contest (49th in college basketball) while going 45.1% from the floor. The Bruins are hitting 35.6% on 3-point shots (215 of 604) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UCLA is pulling in 37.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 438 assists for the season, which is 113th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 9.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bruins have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 103rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 359 surrendered for the campaign. The Bruins are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (714 of 1,728) and they relinquish 32.9 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 31.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 40th in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.2).

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 82-72 when they played Colorado. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona allowed Colorado to grab 23 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 16 out of 32 and ended up going 8 out of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Wildcats allowed Colorado to convert 24 out of their 62 tries from the floor which had them shooting 38.7% for the game. Overall, the Wildcats finished 26 for 50 from the field which had them shooting 52.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Arizona buried 6 of their 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 24 of those for a clip of 96.0%. Colorado earned 21 fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Wildcats were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.

Azuolas Tubelis ended up being important for the Wildcats in this matchup. He made 9 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 64.3%, and had 11 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Arizona has a mark of 30-3 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 49.5% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the nation. Arizona has totaled 2,791 points for the campaign (84.6 per game) and they average 41.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.9 times per contest (1st in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 16.4 fouls every game and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 127th in the country in PPG given up with 67.3. They have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (8th in the nation). The Arizona defense allows 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (244 of 740) and their opposition makes 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.8 assists and 33.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 118th and 126th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCLA (-1)

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