The Washington Huskies (13-10, 5-7 Pac-12) square off with the No. 9 UCLA Bruins (17-4, 8-2) at Pauley Pavilion Thursday. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Washington vs. UCLA odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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UCLA trounced Washington 74-49 as an 11-point road favorite on New Year’s Day, but enter on a 2-game losing skid. The Bruins fell 58-52 at current-No. 7 Arizona on Jan. 21 followed by a cross-town defeat 77-64 at USC last Thursday. The Bruins are still in 1st in the Pac-12 despite the losses.
Washington is a low-tier competitor in the conference and also enters off a loss, dropping a 95-72 decision to Arizona as an 8.5-point underdog last Thursday. The Huskies have struggled on the scoreboard this season with just 69.9 points per per game (213th) and will have an uphill battle against the 11th ranked scoring-defense in UCLA (60.6 points allowed per game).
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Washington at UCLA odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:23 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Washington +825 (bet $100 to win $825) | UCLA -1900 (bet $1,900 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Washington +17.5 (-110) | UCLA -17.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Washington at UCLA picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 70, Washington 58
Moneyline
AVOID.
UCLA (-1900) should get the win but you should never risk 19 times your potential return on a standalone bet — this is too steep to even add to a parlay.
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Against the spread
BET WASHINGTON +17.5 (-110).
Even though Washington is coming off a 23-point home loss to Arizona, UCLA is not playing its best at the moment and is coming off back-to-back losses. The Huskies are 7-1 ATS after losing their previous game by more than 20 points and are 5-0 ATS following a game in which they allowed 90 points.
While UCLA should get back on track with a win, this is too big of a line for a team that has struggled in recent outings.
Over/Under
UNDER 135.5 (-105) is the play.
UCLA and its 11th-ranked defense (60.6 points) will be able to hold down a Washington attack that is 213th in the country (69.9 points).
The Bruins are just mediocre themselves on the offensive end, ranking 110th in the country with 74.8 points per game. This will be a slow-paced game and neither team will pull away or score many points.
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