UCLA Bruins vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/22/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 22, 2022

Venue:  CU Events Center, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5, Colorado +5; Over/Under:  136 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5, Colorado +5; Over/Under:  136 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5.5, Colorado +5.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

 

UCLA Bruins:  12-2 (2nd place, Pac-12)

Colorado Buffaloes:  12-5 (7th place, Pac-12)

 

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UCLA Bruins:  4-1 last 5

Colorado Buffaloes:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

UCLA is coming into this game with a 12-2 record overall and they are 4-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 6th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Oregon Ducks but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Oregon State Beavers and the Utah utes in their last game. Johnny Juzang led the team in points in that game with 28 while Jules Bernard was next on the team with 14 points. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Bernard led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 38.3% from the field, 29.4% from 3-point range, and 75.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 80.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. UCLA has an ATS record of 5-7-1 this season and their O/U record is 7-6.

 

 

Colorado is coming into this game with a 12-5 record overall and they are 9-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-3 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Arizona State Sun Devils while their 2 losses in that span came against the Arizona Wildcats and the USC Trojans in their last game. Jabari Walker led the team in points in that game with 13 while Tristan da Silva and Evan Battey were both next on the team with 10 points each. Battey led the team in assists in that game with 3 while he and Jabari Walker both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 31.4% from the field, 46.7% from 3-point range, and 76% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.1 PPG against them. Colorado has an ATS record of 5-10-2 this season and their O/U record is 7-10.

 

Colorado is coming into this game as a 5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado is coming off of a very close loss at home to USC losing that one by just 3 points. They have played very well at home this season and should continue their great performance into this game. UCLA is coming off of a win on the road in their last game but they only won by 5 points and they struggled to shake Utah off all night even falling behind in the game. UCLA is going to struggle on the road again against a Colorado team that came very close to beating USC and is much better when playing at home. The best bet to place in this game is on Colorado to cover the spread here as they have a chance to win this game straight up.

 

UCLA Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 22, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Colorado 71 UCLA 68.

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UCLA Bruins: Will be posted soon.

Colorado Buffaloes: Will be posted soon.

 

 

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

Colorado Buffaloes:  E. Parquet (G) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. J. Ruffin (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

“I think what will help us is to run out of a tunnel and play in front of fans. I think it’s hugely demoralizing to our guys to play games in empty arenas when there’s 80,000 people at the Rams game [Monday], so our guys should be energized — I know they will when we run out in front of other people and get to play a game in front of fans.” - Mick Cronin on having fans in their road games this season.

 

 

"I thought our offense had made more strides than that, but we were playing a good USC defensive team tonight. We played really impatiently. You turn the ball over there 16 times and you don't get a shot there at the end when you need to get a good shot. That's on the coach, so I'll take the blame for that." - Tad Boyle on their loss against USC.

 

 

 

J. Bernard 

T. Campbell 

J. Jaquez 

Myles Johnson 

J. Juzang

 

K. Barthelemy 

Evan Battey 

T. Da Silva 

E. Parquet 

J. Walker

 

 

PPG: J. Juzang (17.2)

APG: T. Campbell (4.5)

Reb/G: M. Johnson (6.1)

 

PPG: J. Walker (13.1)

APG: K. Barthelemy (2.6)

Reb/G: J. Walker (8.5)

 

Coaches:

UCLA Bruins: Mick Cronin (3rd season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Tad Boyle (12th season)