The Gonzaga Bulldogs and UCLA Bruins will meet on Saturday for a spot in the NCAA Tournament National Championship game. Gonzaga is a 14-point favorite to win this Final Four matchup, which tips off at 8:34 PM ET at Lucas Oil Stadium (airing on CBS).
The Bulldogs were led by 23 points from Drew Timme in an 85-66 win against USC on Tuesday. They covered the spread in the contest and the teams combined to go under the 152-point over/under.
Johnny Juzang led the way for the Bruins with a team-high 28 points last time out as they picked up a 51-49 win over Michigan and covered the 6.5-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to go under the 137 point total set for the matchup.
UCLA at Gonzaga: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:40 PM ET on April 3, 2021.
- Money line: UCLA +750 (bet $100 to win $750) | Gonzaga -1200 (bet $1200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: UCLA +14 (-110) | Gonzaga -14 (-110)
- Over/Under: 146.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Gonzaga: Three things to know
- The Bulldogs points and rebounds leader is Timme. He contributes 19.0 points per game and pulls down 7.2 rebounds. Corey Kispert is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.9 per game.
- The 91.6 points per game the Bulldogs average are 24 more points than the Bruins give up (67.6).
- Gonzaga is 16-0-2 against the spread and 30-0 overall when scoring more than 67.6 points.
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UCLA: Three things to know
- Juzang leads the Bruins scoring 15.5 points per game. Juzang leads the squad with a team-high 2.0 made three-pointers per game.
- The Bruins’ 72.9 points per game are just 4.4 more points than the 68.5 the Bulldogs give up.
- When it scores more than 68.5 points, UCLA is 12-0 against the spread and 16-5 overall.
UCLA at Gonzaga: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Gonzaga 82, UCLA 68
Money line
BetMGM and the model both have the Gonzaga Bulldogs as the favorite in this matchup.
Against the spread (ATS)
The spread for this game suggested by the model (13.3 points) is slightly less than the 14-point edge MGM gives to the Bulldogs, though the data still has them as the favorite.
Over/Under (O/U)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (150.3 points) slightly higher than the MGM over/under (146.5 points).
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