Online Betting – UCLA Attempts to Give Arizona Another SoCal Beat-Down

If you took USC against Arizona in your Online Betting wagers this week, you’re smiling and probably thinking about doubling up on their Southern California neighbor UCLA this weekend.

When you’re making these decisions, always look for the team that seems to be full of themselves. This is usually the University of Arizona in all sports, but it is especially true here.

Arizona Wildcats (23-4) at UCLA Bruins (19-8) – Saturday, Feb 26 4:00 ET

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Pauley Pavilion (12,829) – Los Angeles (Westwood), California

Online Betting Line:

Arizona Wildcats (14-8-1 ATS) should not be favored against the UCLA Bruins (11-14-1 ATS).

Arizona is coming off a brutal loss to USC ending an eight game winning streak and have to face UCLA just two days later. The Kittycats were over-rated anyway, and they’re a borderline Top 25 team at best, as is UCLA.

UCLA has won 7 of their last 8 games and are a game behind of Arizona for the Pac-10 lead. They already lost to Arizona once 4 weeks ago 85-74 and have lost 4 of the last 5 against the Wildcats.

They did destroy Arizona State in their last game blocking 10 shots. That’s a great game to come off of, but it was against the lagging Sun Devils remember. Don’t base all your Online Betting picks on that ASU game for this one.

This game can be a catapult for UCLA into the NCAA Tournament if they can take down the Wildcats in Pauley Pavilion. It would be a nice close to the Pavilion as it will not be used next year during a renovation.

UCLA is an impressive 2-3 against Top 25 teams this year. They’re ranked down on Arizona is 0-2 against the top 2 teams they faced so far this year in the Top 25.

If UCLA can contain the Wildcats’ PF Derrick Williams, the Bruins should be able to take down Arizona with their size inside. Arizona’s big guys Alex Jacobson and Kyryl Natyazhko are less than average, so look for the Bruins to expose and conquer Arizona for the Online Betting Line.

Derrick was a mere 3 for 8 in field goals against the Trojans (talk about protection). USC held Williams to less than 10 points for the first time all season, and I expect the Bruins to do everything in their power to follow suit.

Whatever happens here, the UCLA Bruins are back as a contender this year. They played like Ruins last year hacking around for a 14-18 record. That is the only year in the last 6 UCLA hasn’t had a 20 game season.

Online Betting Advice relies on UCLA being underrated playing their last game here for over a year.

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