UCLA Bruins vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/11/2021

Game Time: 2:30 pm ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021

Venue:  Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI 

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5.5, Marquette +5.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5.5, Marquette +5.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5.5, Marquette +5.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

 

UCLA Bruins:  8-1 (2nd place, Pac-12)

Marquette Golden Eagles:  8-2 (6th place, Big East)

 

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UCLA Bruins:  4-1 last 5

Marquette Golden Eagles:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

UCLA is coming into this game with an 8-1 record overall and they are 2-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They only have 1 loss all season and they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then. Their last loss was against the Gonzaga Bulldogs while their 3 straight wins came against the UNLV Rebels, the Colorado Buffaloes, and the Washington Huskies in their last game after Washington had to forfeit due to their covid situation. In their last game played against Colorado, Tyger Campbell led the team in points in that game with 21 while Johnny Juzang was next on the team with 15 points. Myles Johnson also scored 12 points and Jules Bernard scored 10 points in that one as well. Juzang led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Johnson led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 46.6% from the field, 43.8% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 59.3 PPG against them. UCLA has an ATS record of 4-4 this season and their O/U record is 4-4.

 

 

Marquette is coming into this game with an 8-2 record overall and they are 5-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Wisconsin Badgers while their 3 wins in that span came against the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Jackson State Tigers, and the Kansas State Wildcats in their last game. Kameron Jones led the team in points in that game with 15 while Justin Lewis was next on the team with 14 points. Tyler Kolek led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Lewis led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 41.3% from the field, 29.7% from 3-point range, and 33.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.8 PPG against them. Marquette has an ATS record of 5-5 this season and their O/U record is 6-4.

 

UCLA is coming into this game as a 5.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UCLA has been playing very well this season and their coach has them well prepared for this game against Marquette in a big building with a lot of fans. Marquette has also been having a good season but their team is just not as strong as UCLA as they have one of the best teams in the nation. UCLA also plays better defense than Marquette and will use that to extend their lead more and more in this game. The best bet to place in this game is on UCLA to cover the spread here. 

 

UCLA Marquette Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, December 11, 2021 (2:30 pm ET start time) is UCLA 86 Marquette 71.

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UCLA Bruins: 26-18 O/U as a favorite. 5-1 O/U as a road favorite of 6 points or less or pick. 7-2 O/U after 2 or more consecutive unders. 13-4 O/U after allowing 30 points or less in the first half in 2 straight games. 19-13 O/U after 2 or more consecutive wins. 

Marquette Golden Eagles: 133-89 O/U as an underdog. 10-5 O/U in December games. 132-89 O/U after 1 or more consecutive unders. 49-22 O/U after playing a game where both teams score 65 points or less. 19-11 O/U after a game where they covered the spread.

 

 

UCLA Bruins:  J. Jaquez Jr. (G) Ques Sat - Head injury. M. Etienne (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. C. Riley (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Marquette Golden Eagles:  K. Itejere (F) out for season - Redshirt injury.

 

 

“Yeah, I think you don’t ever want to go to conference play not having played a road game yet, so we played one at UNLV, albeit, I thought the crowd would be much better than it was. I told the guys the crowd was going to be packed at UNLV and some guys were looking at me sideways after the game, so I said, ‘Well, look, you’ve got to give me one more chance, I promise you Marquette will be packed.’ I’ve played there many times, they don’t have football, I know how it is there, so we’ll have great crowd Saturday so it should be exciting, but all road games are hard. The more you play them, the more it evens out. I’ve heard this one so many times, college basketball’s the most homecourt advantage of any sport—75% winning percentage.” - Mick Cronin on playing a road game here.

 

 

"It's going to be a difficult road game. But as I’ve learned over all this time [in college], every road game is difficult, regardless of if it is packed or not. Road games, a hostile environment, you’ve got to bring that toughness." - Myles Johnson on preparing for this road game.

 

 

 

J. Bernard 

T. Campbell 

J. Jaquez 

M. Johnson 

J. Juzang

 

T. Kolek 

K. Kuath 

J. Lewis 

D. Morsell 

O. Prosper

 

 

PPG: J. Juzang (17.1)

APG: T. Campbell (3.8)

Reb/G: M. Johnson (6.8)

 

PPG: J. Lewis (15.7)

APG: T. Kolek (5.5)

RPG: J. Lewis (7.7)

 

Coaches:

UCLA Bruins: Mick Cronin (3rd season)

Marquette Golden Eagles: Shaka Smart (1st season)