PAC-12 CONFERENCE MATCHUP
STANFORD CARDINALS VS UCLA BRUINS (-6.5)
ODDS: BET 365
This should be a great game between two good teams in the Pac-12 conference. Stanford has a lot to prove in this matchup they have dropped 2 of their last 4 and have struggled against teams above .500 this season. As for the Bruins they enter this game winning 6 straight and against some tough opponents. They have beaten both Texas and #7 Missouri across that span, making me question how this team is yet to be ranked with the top #25.
UCLA enters this game one of the seventeen teams in the country averaging more than 80 points per game (80.8). I attribute this to great passing and their ability to spread the defense. Nobody on this offense is selfish, they are averaging 18.5 assists per game ranking them 4th in the country per game in this category. Which I am sure directly influences their 17th best in the nation shooting percentage 48.4%.
Look for the Bruins to once again ride Shabazz Muhammad in this game. Across their 6 game winning streak he is averaging an .496% shooting percentage and 22 points per game. Something we should see him accomplish again today with the Cardinals road defense ranks 181st in the country.
The Bruins have controlled this matchup in the last 10 meetings. They are outscoring Stanford by an average of 7 points per game (Stanford 65.1 PPG, UCLA 72.1 PPG). While this season UCLA is outscoring opponents by 11.6 points per game. Take the Bruins at home to stay perfect when playing at home against their division this season. After all Stanford hasn’t beaten UCLA at home since January 20th, 2006.
TRENDS
STANFORD
- 1-6 as an underdog between 6.5-9 points in their last 3 seasons
- 2-5 when facing a team with a winning record this season
UCLA
- 4-0 against the spread when facing Stanford in their last 4 games
- 8-2 against Stanford in their last 10 games
- 7-1 against the spread as home favourites between 6.5-9 points in the last 3 seasons
FINAL – CARDINALS 73 – UCLA 85