Washington and UCLA are set for a rematch of their January 24th showdown in Seattle. The Huskies took out the Bruins 86-75 in that meeting, but tonight they will have to contend with UCLA at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. The big PAC 10 battle is set to tip off at 11:00pm ET.
Washington vs UCLA College Basketball Picks at online bookmaker SBGglobal.com have the Bruins listed as a -8.5 against the spread home favorite.
The Washington Huskies, despite being ranked four spots behind UCLA in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, are in first place in the PAC 10 standings with a 10-3 conference mark. They have won three straight games headed into tonight's face-off with the Bruins, moving their overall record to 19-6. The Huskies last played on Valentine's Day when they defeated Oregon 103-84 at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle.
Lorenzo Romar's troops outrebounded the Ducks 43 to 27 and hit 52.5 percent of their field goal attempts. Senior forward Jon Brockman led the winning effort, dropping in 21 points and grabbing 18 boards. Freshman guard Isaiah Thomas, the team's leading scorer at 16.5 per game, contributed a team high 24 points in the victory.
The Huskies had lost two of their last three games, both slip ups coming on the road, prior to their three game winning streak. Arizona took out Washington 106-97 on January 29th and California bested them 86-71 on February 5th.
Washington is 5-3 in true road games this year. They average 76.9 per game in opposing venues, but give up 73.1 in return.
UCLA, who is ranked 15th in the Coaches Poll and 20th in the AP Poll, has dropped two straight games. Arizona State throttled the Bruins 74-67 on February 12th in Tempe and Arizona beat them 84-72 in Tucson on the 14th. Ben Howland watched the Sun Devils hit 60 percent of their field goal attempts and 61 percent from beyond the arc against his team. He then had to suffer through his offense turning the ball over 19 times against the Wildcats.
The road collapses dropped UCLA to third place in the PAC 10 standings with a 8-4 conference record. At 19-6, they now trail Arizona State and Washington.
Prior to their recent skid, UCLA had won four games in a row, all at the Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins are 13-1 at home this season, where they average 81.2 points per game and give up just 59 to visiting teams.
SBGglobal.com's Washington vs UCLA College Basketball Picks:
Washington Huskies +8.5 (-110), Over 154 (-110), +320 (Moneyline)
UCLA Bruins -8.5 (-110), Under 154 (-110), -400 (Moneyline)
College Basketball Betting Trend: Washington has won seven of the last 10 meetings between the two schools. The Over is 11-1 in the Huskies last 12 games and it is 8-0 in UCLA's last eight games.
