Washington (14-7) lost their 2 best players from last season, but they are playinggreat and have won 6 of their last 7 games. They are tied with California atopthe Pac 12 standings. UCLA (12-9) has won 2 straight and they need to keepwinning, as they are currently on the Big Dance bubble. The Bruins have adecent defense and they will have to play solid D facing a Huskies’ team thatranks 30th in the nation in scoring. One big key in this game is on the boards andthe Bruins cannot let the Huskies dominate the paint. UW ranks 11th in the nationin rebounds per game while UCLA only ranks 201st in the nation.

Washington is 7-2 in Pac 12 play and UCLA is 5-4.

UCLA has lost their last 7 games facing the Huskies in Washington.

In their last games Washington was on the road and beat Arizona 69-67 andUCLA was on the road and beat Colorado 77-60.

This season UCLA is 11-10 ATS with an Over/Under record of 13-8 andWashington is 10-9 ATS with an Over/Under record of 10-9.

Freshman G Tony Wroten (17.1 ppg) leads the Huskies in scoring and in his last3 games has averaged 20 ppg. However, he was only 5/18 from the floor in thewin over Arizona and he must shoot the rock better tonight.

Washington has a solid frontcourt duo of Terrence Ross (15.1 ppg 6.6 rpg) and7’ C Aziz N'Diaye (8.4 ppg 8.1 rpg). They will be countered by the frontcourt ofUCLA’s David Wear (10 ppg 6.2 rpg) and Travis Wear (12 ppg 5 rpg), who areboth 6’10” and while their scoring is important they will really be counted on toplay well on the boards.

Lazeric Jones (13.4 ppg) leads UCLA in scoring and it is key that he controls thetempo of the game. He and the Bruins must play a slower tempo game, as theywill not be able to keep up with Washington is this is a high scoring shootout.

UCLA is playing with confidence, as in their 2-game winning streak both gameswere on the road, but they have really struggled playing the Huskies in theirhouse in the last several seasons.

UCLA vs. Washington Betting Trends

UCLA is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road gamesagainst teams with a winning home record, and they have an Over record of 4-0in their last 4 road games.

Washington is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 gamesagainst teams with a winning record, and they have an Under record of 4-0 intheir last 4 home games.

Washington is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games facing UCLA.

Washington will be favored in this game, but even though theywill be giving points I think they have too much talent and they will kill the Bruinson the boards. Take the Huskies to win this game and cover the spread.

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