UCLA at Arizona 2/3/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/02/2022 at 10:41 PM ET

The UCLA Bruins will visit the McKale Center in Tucson, AZ on Thursday for a PAC 12 matchup. UCLA improved to 16-2 overall and 8-1 in Pac 12 play following a 66-43 win over Stanford to extend a six game win streak. UCLA led by 19 points at halftime and coasted to the easy double digit win. Jules Bernard led all scorers for UCLA with 16 points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes on the floor.

Johnny Juzang Is leading UCLA in scoring with an average of 18.1 points per game, while Jules Bernard is second best posting 13.2 points on 42.4% shooting. Jamie Jaquez Jr. leads the team with 5.3 rebounds per game to go along with 12.3 points.

The Arizona Wildcats improved to 17-2 on the year following an 11 point win against Arizona State on Saturday. Bennedict Mathurin was the leading scorer for Arizona with 14 points and three rebounds in 37 minutes on the floor. Arizona has won  six of the last seven games played end is 1/2 game back of UCLA  for the PAC 12 conference lead.

Bennedict Mathurin is the leading scorer for Arizona averaging 17.2 points per game, while Azuolas Tubelis adds a second best 14.2 points. Christian Koloko is the team's leading rebounder averaging 7.5 boards per game to go along with 13 points.

This is a rematch between the two top teams in the PAC 12 as Arizona will look to make up for the recent loss to the Bruins. Arizona has an offense averaging eight more points per game and will rely on the home crowd Thursday night to even things up.Take Arizona to defend their home floor and get the win and tie the Bruins for the top spot in the conference. Final Score Prediction, Arizona wins and covers 73-65.

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