The No. 2 seed UCLA Bruins (24-6, 15-5 Pac-12) are 9-point favorites in the Pac-12 Tournament over the No. 7 seed Washington State Cougars (19-13, 11-9 Pac-12) on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena. The contest begins at 9:00 PM, with the winner moving one step closer to securing a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
UCLA’s record against the spread this season is 16-13-1, and Washington State’s is 13-19-0. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Bruins are 15-14-1 and the Cougars are 12-18-2. The two teams average 146.3 points per game, 13.8 more points than this matchup’s total. UCLA is 7-3-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall in its last 10 games, while Washington State has gone 3-7-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s college hoops action in Pac-12 play.
Washington State at UCLA odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: UCLA -9
- Total: 132.5
- Moneyline: UCLA -446, Washington State +333
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Washington State at UCLA odds, spread, & more
Prediction
UCLA 74, Washington State 65
Moneyline
- The Bruins have won 23 of the 27 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (85.2%).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -446 or shorter, UCLA has a record of 16-2 (88.9%).
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Bruins an 81.7% chance to win.
- This season, the Cougars have been listed as the underdog in five games and failed to win any of those contests.
- Washington State has played as an underdog of +333 or more once this season and lost that game.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 23.1% chance of a victory for the Cougars.
Against the spread
- The 74.2 points per game the Bruins average are 9.1 more points than the Cougars give up (65.1).
- UCLA is 16-8-1 against the spread and 21-3 overall when scoring more than 65.1 points.
- Washington State is 13-11 against the spread and 16-8 overall when allowing fewer than 74.2 points.
- The Cougars score 9.9 more points per game (72.1) than the Bruins allow their opponents to score (62.2).
- When it scores more than 62.2 points, Washington State is 10-11 against the spread and 17-4 overall.
- UCLA’s record is 15-7-1 against the spread and 21-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 72.1 points.
- The Bruins have totaled 360 more points than their opponents this season (12.0 per game on average), and the Cougars have scored 226 more points than their opponents (7.0 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Bruins have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Thursday’s game (71).
- This season, UCLA has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (71) 21 times.
- The 73.0-point average implied total on the season for the Cougars is 11.0 more points than the team’s 62-point implied total in this matchup.
- So far this season, Washington State has scored more than 62 points in a game 22 times.
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