The UCLA Bruins (15-13) bring the regular season to a close on the road at Maples Pavilion when they face off with the Stanford Cardinal (14-12). Action begins at 4:30 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27 and will air on FOX.
The Cardinal come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, blowing out USC 84-64 on Thursday. Dorian Pickens was the game’s high scorer with 25 points on 8-for-10 shooting. The Bruins are coming off a 75-63 loss at the hands of California on Thursday. Tony Parker played well for UCLA, accumulating 15 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.
The Cardinal are hoping to build on their records of 14-12 Straight Up (SU) and 10-13-1 Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, UCLA has a SU record of 15-13 and an ATS record of 11-17. The Bruins have been struggling of late. In their most recent 10 games, their scoring has dropped to 67.7 PPG, compared to 69.8 for the duration of the season. UCLA is one of the better rebounding teams in Division I. The Bruins average 40.5 rebounds per game, making them the 23rd-best team in the country for that category.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these conference rivals. Their previous game was a Bruins victory, bringing their SU record in their most recent games to 8-2. The Bruins also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 9-1. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Stanford held the edge in all three of these categories once in the last five meetings. UCLA never did so in those games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Stan, ATS Winner – Stan
Notes
“Stanford is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Stanford’s last 6 games “.
“Stanford is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford’s last 6 games at home”.
“Stanford is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games when playing UCLA”.
“Stanford is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing UCLA”.
“The total has gone OVER in 15 of Stanford’s last 21 games when playing UCLA”.
“Stanford is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against UCLA”.
“The total has gone OVER in 8 of Stanford’s last 11 games when playing at home against UCLA”.
Stanford is 7-8 against its conference rivals, while UCLA is 6-9.
UCLA averages 74.9 points per away game (ranked 54th). Stanford allows 65.8 points per home game (ranked 84th).
UCLA beats Stanford in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Bruins average 72.1 possessions and 1.084 points per possession, while the Cardinal average 66.8 possessions with 1.045 points per possession.
UCLA has an average effective field goal percentage of 50.6%. Stanford is a poor 4-9 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Stanford attempts an average of 17.0 three pointers per game and UCLA attempts 16.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Stanford Cardinal have a winning 5-3 record while the UCLA Bruins have a 4-3 record.
UCLA ranks 57th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.28. Stanford is ranked lower at 205th with an A/TO of 1.00.
Stanford ranks 132nd in offensive rebounds, while UCLA ranks 28th in defensive rebounds.
Stanford records 6.9 steals per game. UCLA is 8-10 when giving up at least 6 steals.
