UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/21/2023

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 21, 2023

Venue:  McKale Memorial Center, Tucson, AZ

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UCLA PK, Arizona PK; Over/Under:  151.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UCLA PK, Arizona PK; Over/Under:  151.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UCLA PK, Arizona PK; Over/Under:  151.5 points

UCLA Bruins:  17-2 (8-0) (1st place, PAC-12)

Arizona Wildcats:  16-3 (5-3) (4th place, PAC-12)

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UCLA Bruins:  5-0  last 5

Arizona Wildcats:  3-2  last 5

UCLA is coming into this game with a 17-2 record overall and they are 5-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 8-0 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game on a 14 game winning streak with wins coming against the Pepperdine Waves, the Bellarmine Knights, the Stanford Cardinal, the Oregon Ducks, the Denver Pioneers, the Maryland Terrapins, the Kentucky Wildcats, the UC Davis Aggies, the Washington State Cougars, the Washington Huskies, the USC Trojans, the Utah Utes, the Colorado Buffaloes, and the Arizona State Sun Devils in their last game. Tyger Campbell led the team in points in that game with 22 while David Singleton was next on the team with 21 points. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Jaylen Clark led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 50% from the field, 42.9% from 3-point range, and 76.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 59.9 PPG against them. UCLA has an ATS record of 12-7 this season and their O/U record is 9-10.

Arizona is coming into this game with a 16-3 record overall and they are 10-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 5-3 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game off of a win against the USC Trojans in their last game. Courtney Ramey led the team in points in that game with 16 while Ąžuolas Tubelis and Pelle Larsson each were next on the team with 15 points. Kerr Kriisa led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Ąžuolas Tubelis led the team in rebounds with 17. They were 48.3% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 61.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 84.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 73 PPG against them. Arizona has an ATS record of 7-11-1 this season and their O/U record is 9-10.

The current betting odds have UCLA listed as a PK in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UCLA has been great all year with their 17-2 record overall and they are ranked as a top 10 team in the country as they have clearly been the best team in the PAC-12 up to this point in the season. They are a perfect 5-0 in their road games and still undefeated in conference play too with their 8-0 conference record. They just pulled off a huge road win in their last game against Arizona State who has the 2nd best conference record in the PAC-12 and UCLA has also won 14 games in a row now as they have been the hottest team in the country on their roll. Arizona has also been very good this season with a 16-3 record overall but they have already suffered a loss at home with a 10-1 home record. They have still been very good at home despite that loss but they have also struggled in their conference games this year with just a 5-3 conference record, all 3 of their season losses coming against PAC-12 opponents. UCLA is one of the best teams in the country right now and have been playing like it as no one can stop this team right now with how good they have been. Arizona has a good team but they have slipped up a few times against conference opponents already and just haven't been nearly as consistent as UCLA has been. The best way to place a bet here is on UCLA to cover the spread in this game.

UCLA Arizona Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 21, 2023 (2:00 pm ET start time) is UCLA 88 Arizona 84.

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UCLA Bruins: 12-7 ATS in all games. 11-6 ATS as a favorite. 9-2 UNDER after 3 straight wins by 10 points or more.

Arizona Wildcats: 18-24 ATS in all home games. 16-28 ATS in a home game where the total is 150 to 154.5. 5-1 UNDER in a home game where the total is 150 to 159.5.

UCLA Bruins:  A. Bailey (G) Out indefinitely - Foot. E. Manjikian (F) Out indefinitely - Arm.

Arizona Wildcats:  None.

“Day to day. Day to day. Johnny had it, I’ll take you back—you guys weren’t around, we did Zoom back then, the COVID year, Johnny had a foot issue, they call it a stress reaction, it’s not serious but it could be if you don’t let it calm down, so it’s just constant bone scans and all that type of stuff, so just when you’re dealing with—at UCLA, most of our players are going to have a post-UCLA career, so you have to be conservative with stuff like that. So it’s kind of as he progresses.” - Mick Cronin on the injury status of Amari Bailey.

“I’m assuming Saturday we’ll stick with what we did today. It wasn’t a knee jerk reaction. I thought it was the best thing for the team at the time and it looks like it worked out so I’ll probably do it again.” - Tommy Lloyd on changing the starting lineup in their win against USC and if they will keep it the same for this game.

A. Bailey 

A. Bona 

T. Campbell 

J. Clark 

J. Jaquez

O. Ballo 

K. Kriisa 

P. Larsson 

C. Ramey 

A. Tubelis

PPG: J. Jaquez Jr. (16.3)

APG: T. Campbell (4.5)

Reb/G: J. Jaquez Jr. (7)

PPG: A. Tubelis (20.2)

APG: K. Kriisa (6)

Reb/G: A. Tubelis (9.4)

Coaches:

UCLA Bruins: Mick Cronin (4th season)

Arizona Wildcats: Tommy Lloyd (2nd season)