Alabama State Hornets vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/15/2021

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET, Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Venue:  Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA 

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Alabama State NL, UCLA NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Alabama State NL, UCLA NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Alabama State +35.5, UCLA -35.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

 

Alabama State Hornets:  2-9 (5th place, SWAC)

UCLA Bruins:  8-1 (2nd place, Pac-12)

 

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Alabama State Hornets:  1-4 last 5

UCLA Bruins:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Alabama State is coming into this game with a 2-9 record overall and they are 0-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Tuskegee Golden Tigers but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the North Alabama Lions, the Dayton Flyers, the Samford Bulldogs, and the Pepperdine Waves in their last game. Kenny Strawbridge led the team in points in that game with 16 while Gerald Liddell was next on the team with 14 points. DJ Jackson led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Strawbridge led the team in rebounds with 11. They are 42.8% from the field, 29.7% from 3-point range, and 67.3% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 69.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 80.9 PPG against them. Alabama State has an ATS record of 6-4 this season and their O/U record is 6-4.

 

 

UCLA is coming into this contest with an 8-1 record overall and they are 5-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They only have 1 loss all season and that was against the Gonzaga Bulldogs but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the UNLV Rebels, the Colorado Buffaloes, the Washington Huskies in a game they had to forfeit due to a covid outbreak on their team, and the Marquette Golden Eagles in their last game. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the team in points in that game with 24 while Tyger Campbell and Johnny Juzang were both next on the team with 12 points each. Campbell led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Jaquez Jr. led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 36.4% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 58.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 73 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 59 PPG against them. UCLA has an ATS record of 5-4 this season and their O/U record is 4-5.

 

Alabama State is coming into this college basketball matchup as a 35.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Alabama State has not been having a good season and they have been very bad on the road this season with a 0-7 record in those games. Despite being so bad, they have managed to stay somewhat in their games and they have only lost 1 game all season by that many points that this spread is suggesting UCLA should win by. UCLA is a very good team but they are not the kind of team that is blowing out others by 50 points, scoring 100 themselves and allowing less than 60. Their defense has not been that great and their big wins usually come by no more than 20-25 points. The best wager to place in this game is on Alabama State to cover the spread here as this is just too many points for UCLA to cover.

 

Alabama State UCLA Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, December 15, 2021 (11:00 pm ET start time) is UCLA 86 Alabama State 66.

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Alabama State Hornets: 15-9 O/U as an underdog of 10 or more points. 12-6 O/U as a road underdog of 12.5 or more points. 9-5 O/U after 2 straight games where they made 37% of their shots or worse. 5-1 ATS off a road loss. 5-1 ATS after playing a road game.

UCLA Bruins: 12-6 O/U when the total is 140 to 149.5. 19-11 O/U as a home favorite or pick. 10-3 O/U as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points. 20-14 O/U in all home games. 8-1 O/U in a home game where the total is 140 to 149.5. 7-3 O/U after 2 or more consecutive unders. 

 

 

Alabama State Hornets:  None.

UCLA Bruins:  M. Etienne (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. C. Riley (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

“I don’t think we have to get the guys ready for that game. The guys know if you aren’t focused and ready to play, it will be over quick. We will be ready to play.” - Mo Williams on preparing his team for this game against UCLA.

 

 

“We just got a lot of guys that can hurt you at different times. We don’t really have one scorer. We can go bang-bang for six points, real quick.” - Mick Cronin on his team this season.

 

 

 

J. O'Neal 

I. Range 

J. Reyna 

K. Strawbridge 

T. Young

 

J. Bernard 

T. Campbell 

J. Jaquez 

Myles Johnson 

J. Juzang

 

 

PPG: G. Liddell (10.5)

APG: D. Jackson (2.3)

Reb/G: J. O'Neal (5.2)

 

PPG: J. Juzang (16.6)

APG: T. Campbell (4.2)

Reb/G: M. Johnson (6.9)

 

Coaches:

Alabama State Hornets: Mo Williams (2nd season)

UCLA Bruins: Mick Cronin (3rd season)