Free College Basketball Picks Today: University of California Los Angeles Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats 3/11/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: University of California Los Angeles Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats 3/11/23
Sat 11th March 2023

The UCLA Bruins (29-4, 20-2 Pac-12) take on the Arizona Wildcats (27-6, 16-6 Pac-12) Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Championship.

Arizona dismantled the Arizona State Sun Devils 78-59 at T-Mobile Arena yesterday in the semifinals. Azuolas Tubelis was the leading scorer with 17 points.

Oumar Ballo chipped in with 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. UCLA won their 12th in a row in dominant fashion in the semifinals yesterday at T-Mobile Arena, beating the Oregon Ducks 75-56. Tyger Campbell had 28 points and six assists, leading the team.

Arizona and UCLA split their two matchups this season. The Bruins earned the win in the most recent meeting, beating the Wildcats 82-73 at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bruins with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Tubelis had 24 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. The Wildcats have been led this season by Tubelis, who is averaging 19.8 points per game. Tubelis also has grabbed 9.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Kerr Kriisa is dishing 5.4 assists.

Jaquez Jr. (17.5 ppg) has powered the Bruins’ offense. Jaquez Jr. also has posted 8.1 rebounds per game. Campbell has doled out 4.8 assists per game.

The Bruins are the nation’s fourth-best team in defensive efficiency, while the Wildcats rank 11th in offensive efficiency. In the last 10 games, Arizona is 7-3 with an average margin of +10.8 (83.5-72.7).

UCLA has won each of the last 10 amid the team’s 12-game win streak, scoring 73.7 points per game on average while holding opponents to 60.3 (+13.4 margin).

WILDCATS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kylan Boswell: 11.6 | 7.8 | +3.8
Henri Veesaar: 0.6 | 3.8 | -3.2
Rebounds per game:
Oumar Ballo: 5.8 | 8.5 | -2.7

BRUINS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Tyger Campbell: 28.4 | 20.9 | +7.5
Jaylen Clark: 9.4 | 19.0 | -9.6
Points per game:
Tyger Campbell: 19.8 | 13.5 | +6.3
Jaylen Clark: 6.8 | 11.8 | -5.0
Rebounds per game:
Adem Bona: 7.2 | 5.2 | +2.0
Jaylen Clark: 2.4 | 5.5 | -3.1
Assists per game:
Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 1.4 | 2.3 | -0.9

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

UCLA (-115)

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