The No. 7 UCLA Bruins (20-4, 11-2 Pac-12) visit the Oregon Ducks (15-10, 9-5) in Eugene Saturday at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Oregon odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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UCLA continues to the second leg of its Oregon swing after defeating Oregon State 62-47 as a 14.5-point favorite Thursday. The Bruins will look to break a recent streak of 7 losses in their last 8 trips to Eugene. By doing so, the Bruins will continue to remain ahead of Arizona in the Pac-12 with games coming up against Stanford, Cal and Utah.
Oregon, after a slow start to the season which included a 69-56 home loss to UC-Irvine in the 2nd game, has started to get back into contention in recent weeks. Its last game, a 78-60 win as a 5-point home favorite vs. USC Thursday, gave The Ducks have won 2 in a row and 4 of 5.
UCLA won the 1st meeting vs. Oregon this season, claiming a 65-56 home victory but failing to cover as a 10-point favorite with the Under (140) hitting.
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UCLA at Oregon odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:29 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): UCLA -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Oregon +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread (ATS): UCLA -2.5 (-110) | Oregon +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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UCLA at Oregon picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 68, Oregon 63
Moneyline
BET UCLA (-140).
Normally, taking the favorite on the ML is not excellent value, but UCLA has struggled in Eugene losing 7 of its last 8 trips.
I would not make a full wager on this number. I would save some for the spread or the total, but a small wager on UCLA is not a bad play here and is a good parlay addition.
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Against the spread
BACK UCLA -2.5 (-110).
UCLA is coming off Thursday’s solid win at Oregon State and will look to continue its winning ways Saturday in this one.
Although the Bruins have not found much success in recent trips, this game will be different for them. They have an elite team and will look to dominate an inferior squad in the Ducks.
The Bruins are 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games after a straight-up win. They are also the far superior team.
The 2.5-point line is due to UCLA’s recent struggles at Oregon, but the tide will be different Saturday.
BET UCLA -2.5 (-110) to cover.
Over/Under
TAKE UNDER 134.5 (-115).
Following an ATS win, the Bruins have gone Under in 8 of their last 9 outings. UCLA has also gone Under the total in 10 of its last 13 games overall and 9 of 11 coming off a straight-up victory.
UCLA will control the tempo and will be able to slow down the game to its liking.
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