Southern Utah vs UCLA Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds will be in Los Angeles Tuesday night for a matchup against UCLA. Southern Utah has started the season with a bang having compiled six wins through seven games played riding a 2 game win streak into Tuesday following a 15 point victory against Idaho. The Thunderbirds offense has rolled this season averaging 84 points on 47.6% shooting. Defensively Southern Utah is top tier as well allowing just 68.6 points per game and have given up 67 points in each of their last two outings. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Jamir Simpson is the offensive leader this season for Southern Utah averaging 18.4 points per game. Dominique Ford has chipped in 13.9 points as the only other player on the roster averaging double digits. Tavi Jackson averages 9.6 points and leads Southern Utah averaging 3.7 assists per game. Jamari Sibley averages 8.8 points and adds a team leading 7 rebounds per game.

The UCLA Bruins come into Tuesday with five wins and one loss on the year riding a 4 game win streak following a 33 point victory in their last outing. Offensively the Bruins have rolled this season every 78.2 points on 48.4% shooting and have averaged 80 points per game over their last four victories. Defensively the Bruins have been top tier as well giving up just 54 points per game but about 50.5 points per game during their four-game winning streak.

Tyler Bilodeau leads UCLA this season averaging 15.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Eric Daily Jr.  is second on the roster averaging 11.8 points per game. Sebastian Mack chips in a third best 10.2 points in just under 21 minutes per outing. Kobe Johnson averages eight points and leads the Bruins averaging 3.7 assists per contest.

Both teams are playing great basketball coming into this matchup, but UCLA will have the edge. The Bruins are a bigger deeper team that will thrive in front of their home fans Tuesday night. Take UCLA to do the work as they get the win and cover Tuesday night at home to extend their current winning streak. Final Score Prediction, UCLA Bruins win fail to cover 76-62.