GAME:  #761 UCLA vs #762 Washington St.
TIME:    2/11/2021 – 11:00p EST
SPREAD:  UCLA -5
TOTAL:      129

The UCLA Bruins (13-4, 9-2) have a PAC 12 road game against the Washington State Cougars (11-8, 4-8) at the Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington on Thursday at 11 p.m. EST. UCLA lost its most recent game at USC by a score of 48-66 and the Cougars lost at Oregon State 66-68 on Saturday. Washington State seeks revenge on UCLA after dropping the first matchup in Los Angeles. The teams last played each other on Jan. 14, when UCLA won 91-61. 

UCLA BRUINS

This season on the road, the UCLA Bruins are averaging 66.8 points on 42% field goal shooting along with six threes on 34% three-point shooting and 9.2 offensive rebounds per game. The Bruins are allowing 70 points per game on 42% field-goal shooting while forcing 10.8 turnovers and adding 6.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game on the defensive end. UCLA is led by Jaime Jaquez Jr. who is averaging 12.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.

WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS

The Washington State Cougars are averaging 68 points on 40% field goal shooting along with seven threes on 32% three-point shooting and 9.4 offensive rebounds per game. The Cougars are allowing only 62 points per game on 37% field-goal shooting while forcing 13.6 turnovers and adding 6.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game on defense. The Cougars are led by Isaac Bonton who is averaging 18.1 points, 4.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and two steals per game.

TRENDS

UCLA

• Over is 6-0 in Bruins last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
• The Bruins are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Bruins are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS loss.
• The Bruins are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite.

WASHINGTON STATE

• Under is 4-0 in Cougars last 4 games following a straight-up loss.
• Cougars are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
• Cougars are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog.
• Over is 5-1 in Cougars last 6 Thursday games.
• Under is 4-1 in the Cougars’ last 5 games as a home underdog.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The home team is 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings.

UCLA vs WASHINGTON STATE PREDICTION PICK

UCLA has been playing well considering recently losing their best player Chris Smith and his 12 points per game. The Washington State Cougars have been playing their best basketball, recently beating Washington and Oregon on the road. UCLA blew out the Cougars on their home floor so why is this line so low? These teams match up well and it just so happens that UCLA shot lights out in that game. The Bruins are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games and are just 1-6 ATS in the last 7 at Washington State. This is a good spot for the Cougars to possibly get a big home win against a team that was just ranked #25 a week ago. The Bookie is taking the Washington State Cougars to cover the spread and possibly win outright. 

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:         Washington St +5 / Over 129
Fade the Public:  Washington St  / Under
Sharp Action:      Washington St / no data