Free NCAA Hoops Pick: Utes vs. Bruins CBB Odds
Looking for Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins NCAA basketball free picks & CBB odds? CBB betting sees the Utes taking on the Bruins on Sunday February 2 at Pauley Pavilion on the beautiful campus of the University of California in Los Angeles. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all college basketball matchups all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily basketball predictions like this Utes Bruins matchup.
2019-2020 NCAA Basketball
(12-8) Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins (11-10)
Date: Sunday February 2
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Venue: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA.
CBB Moneyline Odds: TBA
CBB Betting Odds: UCLA -4
CBB Betting Total: 137.5
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Utah Utes
Utah can compete in the Pac-12, which is as strong as it has been in a long time this season. The problem is that the Utes can’t win on the road.
They are 0–4 on the road and 3–1 at home. From Jan. 12-18 Utah lost three games by a combined seventy-four points at Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State.
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Thursday’s four-point loss at Southern Cal represents Utah’s best road performance in conference play thus far. And a win was there for the taking.
The Utes’ leading scorer, Timmy Allen, shot just five-of-twenty from the field. He still led his team with thirteen points but even just a slightly less sub-par performance could have been the difference between a win and loss.
It didn’t help either that freshman point guard Rylan Jones turned it over a season-high (and therefore career-high) six times.
Jones, a local kid who was the last young man included in the Recruitment Services Consensus Index’s (RSCI) list of Top 100 freshman in the Class of 2019, has been a steady presence for Utah this season with averages of more than eleven points and nearly five assists to just 2.7 turnovers per game. Had he taken better care of the ball, Utah may have had an elusive road win.
But as is such. Southern Cal didn’t play particularly well either. And Utah continues to search. It won’t sneak into the NCAA Tournament without a couple of road wins between now and the ned of the season — it doesn’t matter how strong the Pac-12 is.
UCLA Bruins
UCLA’s roster is a living, breathing example of how little those RSCI rankings can mean.
The Bruins are loaded with top 100 guys but their leading scorer (and only player in double-figures) is Chris Smith, a junior who arrived on campus unranked out of nearby Huntington Prep.
The next four guys, in terms of scoring average, were ranked but UCLA is no better than .500 in conference play and barely better than that overall.
The one senior in the rotation, Prince Ali, came to Los Angeles from the Bronx as number thirty-six recruit in the class of 2015, according to the RSCI. He’s done little in his career as a Bruin and he’s declined since last year.
Granted he’s had some ankle troubles this season, Ali has seen a dip in scoring (to 8.3 points per game) on just .378 shooting from the field (and a dreadful .245 mark from three). He’s averaging more turnovers than assists, as he has for his entire UCLA career.
But UCLA does have some impressive wins in conference play, including road wins over Washington and Oregon State as well as, most recently, a home win vs Colorado, which beat Utah by thirty-nine points three weeks ago.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Under is 9–5 in UTA last 14 road games.
- UTA is 4–11 ATS in its last 15 Sat. games.
- Over is 7-3-1 in UCLA last 11 home games.
- UCLA are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
- Head to Head: Home team is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
Free Utah Utes vs. UCLA Bruins NCAAB Prediction: take a look at Utah.
Utah’s lack of a road resume is well known by now. UCLA has to be the steady favorite but if this number gets much above five, Utah is worth a look here. The Utes will have the best scorer on the floor and, at least as this handicapper sees things, has the higher ceiling of the two teams.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Utah +4
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