The Stanford Cardinal (18-14) face the UCLA Bruins (20-10) in the quarterfinals of the Pac 12 conference tournament held on the neutral court of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV at 5:30 PM ET. UCLA is the 3-pt favorite with a total line on the NCAAB board at 154.
In their latest Stanford beat California 76-58 in the first round of the Pac 12 conference tournament. Getting not only the straight up win but also the point spread covers as -8.5 betting favorite. The 134 points fell short of the 141 closing line for the Cardinal second such result in their last three games. In the match, Reid Travis led the Cardinal going for a double-double with 19 points on 7of 11 shooting and had 13 rebounds and four players for the team had at least 12 points. Stanford outscored Cal by 11 points in the first half and extended the margin in the second half. They shot 44.3% from the floor, and the Golden Bears shot only 28.2%. The Cardinal has won two in a row and five of their last six games and finished the season at 11-7 in Pac 12 play.
UCLA had a bye in the first round of the Pac 12 tournament, and in their most recent game, they were on the road where they surprised a favored USC team 83-72. The ATS win broke off a mini two-game slump versus the line and straight up. Aaron Holiday was the high scorer for the Bruins picking up 34 points on 11 of 16 shooting hitting six of his nine 3-pointers, and Kris Wilkes chimed in for 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting. UCLA outscored USC by 14 points in the second half, and for the game, they shot 50.8% from the floor and held the Trojans to 40% shooting. UCLA finished the season at 11-7 in Pac 12 games, and has performed well in is 3-1 neutral site games going 3-1 SU.
Stanford ranks tied for 114th in the nation in ppg and tied for 242nd in opponents’ ppg, and UCLA ranks 26th in ppg and 274th in opponents’ ppg.
This season these teams split the two games against each other with each winning at home.
This season Stanford is 17-15 ATS with an O/U record of 13-17-2 and UCLA is 15-15 ATS with an O/U record of 17-13.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Stanford: 79.11
UCLA: 83.89
INJURY REPORT
STANFORD
[G] 11/29/2017 – Marcus Sheffield is out indefinitely ( Leg )
UCLA
[F] 11/08/2017 – Jalen Hill is out for season ( Suspension )
[G] 12/04/2017 – LiAngelo Ball is out for season ( Left Team )
[F] 12/22/2017 – Cody Riley is out for season ( Suspension )
[C] 02/10/2018 – Ikenna Okwarabizie is out indefinitely ( Concussion )
[G] 03/06/2018 – Jaylen Hands is “?” Thursday vs. ( Ankle )
Stanford at UCLA NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- STAN is 4-1 ATS in their last five games
- STAN is 12-3 ATS in their previous 15 games against a team with a winning record
- STAN has an Over record of 22-8 in their last 30 games against a team with a winning record
- UCLA is 7-3 ATS in their previous ten games against a team with a winning record
- UCLA is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games
- UCLA has an Over record of 5-1 in their last six games after a straight up win
- UCLA is 11-4 ATS in their previous 15 games against Stanford.
Betting Angles
The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last five games between these teams.
In the last 27 games between these teams, the OVER record is 20-7.
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