UCLA Bruins versus Arizona St Sun Devils CBS TV College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 6, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The UCLA Bruins will travel to the desert to face the Arizona St Sun Devils in a Pac 10 conference college basketball game on Saturday afternoon. They tip off this contest in Tempe Arizona at 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the home team Arizona St Sun Devils opening up as an 11 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 125.

The early money from the college basketball betting public has come on the side of the road underdog UCLA Bruins, as the Arizona St Sun Devils are currently a 10 point favorite. The total has seen the early betting movement on the side of the under, as the game is lined at 124 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the home favored Arizona St Sun Devils will lay –600 odds with the road underdog UCLA Bruins bringing back +400 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

This is the second regular season meeting between these Pac 10 conference rivals. On December 31st it was the UCLA Bruins pulling out the 72-70 home victory as a 1-½ point underdog. UCLA was blistering hot from the field hitting on 62.9% from the field in their win. The Bruins needed to shoot well because they turned the ball over 14 times to the Sun Devils 6 and made only 17 of 28 free throws.

Arizona St Sun Devils sit at 21-9 straight up and 11-6 in Pac 10 conference play. The Sun Devils are clearly on the bubble and cannot afford a home loss to an under .500 UCLA Bruins if they are to qualify for an at large bid. Arizona St has closed the season strong winners of 5 of their past 6 games leading up to the game against UCLA. A win on Saturday would mean the Sun Devils have won 9 of their past 11 regular season games making a strong case for an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The team is coming off a 59-54 home victory over USC as a 7-½ point favorite on Thursday. They limited the Trojans to just 42% shooting in victory. Junior forward Rihards Kuksiks is coming off a huge game against the Trojans with 24 points on 6 of 9 from the three-point line.

UCLA will not earn an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament this season with a 13-16 straight up record and 8-9 in Pac 10 conference play. The club has lost 5 of their past 7 games. The Bruins are coming off a 78-73 road loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday. The Bruins were poor defensively allowing the Wildcats 51.1% shooting from the field in defeat. Senior guard Michael Roll contributed with 21 points on 9 of 18 shooting from the field.

Trend: UCLA Bruins are 4-0 to the over in their past 4 games

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