UCLA Bruins vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: FOX

Haas Pavilion is the location where the California Golden Bears (10-13) will compete against the UCLA Bruins (12-11) on Saturday.

The UCLA Bruins stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and walked away with a win by a score of 82-74 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bruins ended up with 17 and Stanford totaled 19 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. Stanford ended up going 82.4% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 17 tries. Additionally, Stanford grabbed 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stanford recorded 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, UCLA allowed their opponent to shoot 52.8% from the field on 28 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bruins converted 23 of 30 tries for a rate of 76.7%. UCLA walked away from the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 11 of their 25 shots from downtown.

Sebastian Mack is one guy who was a factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 28 mins played and snagged 1 board. He walked away with 21 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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UCLA enters this game with a mark of 12-11 on the season. They average 66.4 pts per contest (335th in the nation) while going 41.9% from the field. The Bruins are hitting 32.5% on shots from downtown (121 of 372) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, UCLA is pulling in 34.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 270 dimes on the campaign, which is 295th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bruins are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 20th in the nation in opponents PPG (64.2). The Bruins defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (502 of 1,221) and they relinquish 31.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 38th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 245 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the California Golden Bears got the victory with a final of 83-77 against USC. When discussing attacking the glass, California permitted USC to collect 23 in all (4 offensive). They finished 40.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 15 and finished the contest at 15 of 24 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Golden Bears allowed USC to knock down 28 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8% for this game. When all was said and done, the Golden Bears finished shooting 29 for 70 from the field which had them shooting 41.4%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, California knocked down 11 of 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to make 14 of them for a rate of 87.5%. USC committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Golden Bears were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 50 for the matchup.

Jaylon Tyson ended up being a factor for the Golden Bears in the matchup. He totaled 27 points in his 39 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

California has a record of 10-13 so far this year. The Golden Bears have committed 17.3 fouls every game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.5 times per contest (247th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. California has 1,739 points this season (75.6 per contest) and they grab 38.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Golden Bears are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which is ranked 278th in Division 1.

The Golden Bears defensively are ranked 301st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (254th in the nation). The California defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from 3-point land (182 of 512) and opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.7 assists and 35.0 rebounds per game, which is 166th and 193rd in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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