NCAA Basketball Betting: UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies
Thursday, March 03, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
The UCLA Bruins can still win the outright Pac-10 title but only if the Bruins beat a good Washington team tonight in a matchup of two of the three lock teams from the conference headed to the NCAA Tournament. Washington Huskies has opened as an 8-point favorite on Bodog’s NCAA basketball odds.
The young UCLA Bruins (21-8, 12-4) have won eight of their past nine games. They were very impressive last Saturday in thumping then-No. 10 Arizona 71-49 at Pauley Pavilion to tie the Wildcats atop the Pac-10. Reeves Nelson had a career-high 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead UCLA. The Bruins have turned on the defense of late. In their first 15 games this season, nine opponents shot 44 percent or better from the field. In the past 14 games, 12 of them wins, nine opponents haven’t cracked 40 percent. And if UCLA gets a big lead, forget it: It is 20-0 when taking a lead of at least 10 points this year. The UCLA Bruins probably have to win here and then Saturday at Washington State to tie for the regular-season title because Arizona has two home games left in which it will be a heavy favorite against the Oregon schools.
Washington Huskies (19-9, 10-6) has lost two of its past three, including a disappointing 80-69 home loss to Washington State on Sunday. The Huskies were held to 17 points in the first half and trailed by as much as 21 in the second half. They need to be careful, because if UW were to somehow lose here and then in the regular-season finale against USC, the Huskies might be on the NCAA bubble. Washington Huskies did handle UCLA earlier this season in L.A., 74-63. Star guard Isaiah Thomas had 17 points and nine assists for UW, while Nelson led UCLA with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bruins have not won in Seattle since January 2004, a span of six consecutive losses.
Can UCLA end the Seattle skid? Get the best odds on this game at Bodog Sportsbook
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