Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Utah Utes will travel out west to face the UCLA Bruins in a PAC 12 conference NCAA college basketball game on Thursday night.
Tip off time from the Los Angeles Sports Arena is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FSN Prime Ticket.
The betting odds opened up in this NCAA college basketball game with the home team UCLA Bruins favored by -25 points with an over under of 126 points.
Early money from the college basketball bettors has landed on the side of the road underdog as the UCLA Bruins are now favored by -22 ½ points.
The total has moved down to 125 points.
UCLA Bruins money line supporters will lay –8000 odds with the road underdog Utah Utes returning +3375 odds to post the upset win without the aid of points on their side.
These two college basketball programs have no recent head to head meetings on the hardwood.
Utah travels for this PAC 12 game with a disappointing mark of 5-14 on the season. The team is 0-6 on the road. They make 63% of their free throws.
The Utes put up 56 points and hit on 41.4% from the floor with 30% coming from the three point line.
Defensively the team allows 71 points and 48.3% shooting from the field. Opponents hit on 41.4% from the three point line against them.
Utah is coming off the 64-43 home win this past Saturday against the Arizona St Sun Devils as a +4 ½ point underdog which snapped a four game losing streak.
The total landed under the closing number of 116 points.
Utah jumped out to the 17 point first half lead in the win.
The Utes connected on 52.5% from the floor with 9 of 17 coming from the three point line.
They took good care of the basketball with just six turnovers.
Cedric Martin led the team with 17 points and four assists on 5 of 9 shooting from the three point line.
Chris Hines had 14 points and he made 4 of his 6 shots from beyond the arc.
Kareem Storey chipped in with 12 points and six assists. Storey connected on 8 of 11 free throws.
Utah allowed the Sun Devils 38.6% shooting with 3 of 15 coming from three.
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UCLA will play host to Utah with an overall record of 10-9 this season. The club is 6-3 at home.
The Bruins average 68 points and hit on 45.6% from the floor with 35.6% coming from the three point line. The team hits on 66.1% of their free throws.
On the defensive end of the court the UCLA Bruins allow 64 points and 43.7% shooting. Teams hit on 39.5% from beyond the arc against them.
UCLA has dropped two straight games all coming on the road to the Oregon schools last week.
They are coming off the 75-68 road defeat last Saturday to the Oregon Ducks as a -2 ½ point betting favorite.
The total landed over the closing line of 135 points.
UCLA gave away a 13 point first half lead as the allowed the Ducks to outscore them 51-31 in the second half.
They missed 11 of 21 free throws.
The Bruins connected on 44.3% of their shots with 4 of 13 coming from beyond the arc.
Travis Wear led the team with 17 points and 7 rebounds as he made 7 of his 9 shots.
Lazeric Jones had 14 points as he hit on 6 of 16 from the field.
Both David Wear and Jerime Anderson had 10 points each in a losing cause.
UCLA allowed Oregon 35.1% shooting with 7 of 20 coming from three.
They sent the Ducks to the free throw line 32 times where they connected on 28 shots.
College Basketball Trend: UCLA Bruins are 4-0 to the over in their past four games.
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