UCLA vs. Arizona Pac-12 Title Game Odds & Pick ATS

Arizona and UCLA split a pair of games earlier this season and now meet for a season rubber match in the PAC-12 tournament championship game Saturday night in Las Vegas. Who do we like here for our free college basketball betting pick?

College Basketball Betting Odds

Saturday’s CBB betting lines opened Arizona as a one-point favorite over UCLA, with an over/under of right around 143. Both those figures were holding steady in the early betting action. According to Sagarin’s CBB ratings the Wildcats should be favored by two points for this match- up.

UCLA Betting Preview

The Bruins reached this PAC-12 tournament championship game by beating rival USC in a semifinals match Friday night 69-59. UCLA led that game 36-28 at the half, allowed the Trojans to get within 56-50 with seven minutes left but clamped on the defense and pulled away from there for the 10-point victory and the cover as a six-point favorite. The Bruins shot 49 percent from the floor Friday night, held USC to 40 percent FG shooting and hit 17/21 from the free-throw line. UCLA opened this PAC-12 tournament with a 75-65 win over Washington State Thursday, covering at -8.5. So the Bruins are now 8-1 SU, 7-2 ATS over their last nine games and 17-5 SU, 12-9-1 ATS in PAC-12 play this season.

Arizona Betting Preview

The Wildcats, meanwhile, reached this PAC-12 tournament title tilt by beating Colorado in the other semifinal match Friday night 82-72. Arizona led that game 47-38 at the half, allowed the Buffaloes to get within 58-57 midway through the second half but used a 20-8 run to re-establish control, on its way to the victory and the cover at -9.5.

The Wildcats shot 52 percent from the field Friday, hit 24/25 from the line, held Colorado to just 39 percent FG shooting and out-rebounded the Buffs 36-27.

So Arizona has now shot better than 50 percent from the floor eight times over its last 10 games. The Wildcats opened this PAC-12 tournament by holding off Stanford in a quarterfinal match Thursday night 84-80, although they came up way short ATS at -15.5. Arizona is now 14-1 SU, 8-7 ATS over its last 15 games and 20-2 SU, 12-10 ATS in PAC-12 action this season. On the injury front Wildcats PG Kerr Kriisa (10 ppg, 5 apg) missed Friday’s game with a turned ankle and is listed as questionable for Saturday night.

Bruins-Wildcats Recent History

UCLA beat Arizona six times in a row from 2019 through a 75-59 victory in the first meeting between these teams this season back in January. But the Wildcats snapped that skid with a 76-66 win over the Bruins in early February. Also, both those games played under totals of 150 and 149.

UCLA-Arizona College Basketball Betting Trends

UCLA is 6-1 ATS over its last seven meetings with Arizona.

Totals Report

• The unders are 16-15 in Bruins games this season, which are averaging 141 total points.
• The overs are 19-14 in Wildcats games this season, which are averaging 151 points.
• The unders are 7-2 over the last nine meetings between these two teams.