The Oregon Ducks (4-4) travel to Westwood to take on the No. 21 UCLA Bruins (6-2) Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oregon vs. UCLA odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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UCLA has only 2 losses this season, both to ranked teams (No. 10 Baylor and No. 17 Illinois) on a neutral court in Las Vegas. UCLA is very talented and a top contender for the Pac-12 title alongside Arizona.
Oregon came into the season with a lot of hope and a national ranking. Both started to sink away after a 69-56 loss early in the season to UC-Irvine. It has continued to spiral down for the Ducks. This spiral includes a 66-56 loss to No. 1 Houston at home. The Ducks were able to get back to .500 with a 74-60 victory over the Washington State Cougars Thursday as 5-point favorites.
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Oregon at UCLA Houston odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:25 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oregon +375 (bet $100 to win $375) | UCLA -550 (bet $550 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oregon +10.5 (-110) | UCLA -10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oregon at UCLA picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 70, Oregon 62
Moneyline
PASS.
Oregon has nosedived to start the year and UCLA is the better team. They will win this game at home, but there is no reason to risk $550 to win $100 on this team. If you want to add the Bruins in as a parlay addition, go for it. But on a straight bet, -550 is too much.
Against the spread
BET Oregon +10.5 (-110).
While Oregon will not win, they will remain close. UCLA has not been blowing teams out this season and in a conference game, they will not blow out the Ducks.
Oregon has had trouble scoring this season. But opponents have not been scoring a lot either. This will be another close loss for Oregon and at +10.5 (-110), I will take Oregon.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 142.5 (-110).
With neither team scoring this season, the Under in this game is the way to go. UCLA will be lucky to get to 70 and as the winners, this means Oregon will be lower than this. This leads to an Under 142.5 being the play in this Pac-12 conference game. Under 140.5 (-110) is my favorite play.
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