Washington State Cougars vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/17/2022

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 17, 2022

Venue:  Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WSU +9, UCLA -9; Over/Under:  132 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WSU +8.5, UCLA -8.5; Over/Under:  130.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WSU +8.5, UCLA -8.5; Over/Under:  130.5 points

 

Washington State Cougars:  14-10 (6th place, Pac-12)

UCLA Bruins:  17-5 (4th place, Pac-12)

 

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Washington State Cougars:  2-3 last 5

UCLA Bruins:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

WSU is coming into this game with a 14-10 record overall and they are 5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 7-6 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the California Golden Bears but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Arizona Wildcats, the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the Oregon Ducks in their last game. Michael Flowers led the team in points in that game with 23 while Noah Williams was next on the team off the bench with 13 points. Flowers and Tyrell Roberts both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Roberts and TJ Bamba both led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They were 30.1% from the field, 24.2% from 3-point range, and 63.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.5 PPG against them. WSU has an ATS record of 11-13 this season and their O/U record is 7-16-1.

 

 

UCLA is coming into this game with a 17-5 record overall and they are 10-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 14th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 9-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Stanford Cardinal while their 3 losses in that span came against the Arizona Wildcats, the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the USC Trojans in their last game. Tyger Campbell led the team in points in that game with 27 while Johnny Juzang was next on the team with 12 points. Campbell also led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Myles Johnson led the team in rebounds off the bench with 11. They were 30.2% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 80.8% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 77.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66 PPG against them. UCLA has an ATS record of 10-11-1 this season and their O/U record is 10-12.

 

WSU is coming into this game not playing very well in their recent games. They were starting to go on a big run a few weeks ago but they have quickly faded since then with 3 straight losses in their last 3. They have been keeping their games close in their last 2 though, only losing by 3 points in each and they are going up against a UCLA side that has not been playing well recently. UCLA has lost 3 of their last 4 games but all 4 of those games were on the road and they will be looking to bounce back here now that they are at home again. They have been a solid 10-1 at home and their last 4 games there were all wins by double digits. WSU has still been losing games and they will have a very difficult time here against an angry UCLA looking to get a win at home here. UCLA should respond much better in this game and get the win here by double digits.

 

Washington State UCLA Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 17, 2022 (11:00 pm ET start time) is UCLA 89 WSU 67.

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Washington State Cougars: 15-22 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 16-8 UNDER in all games. 11-2 UNDER against conference opponents. 

UCLA Bruins: 35-22 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 14-8 ATS after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 22-15 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite.

 

 

Washington State Cougars:  J. Koulibaly (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. D. Jackson (C) Out indefinitely - Eye injury. T. Miller (F) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. M. Rice (G) Out indefinitely - Redshirt.

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

 

 

"A lot of people ... think we've arrived. Clearly we haven't. You have to prove yourself ... and if you get caught thinking that way, these things can happen." - Kyle Smith on his team’s loss against ASU.

 

 

“I’ve been told that forever — I’ve been a nice guy, I’ve got to be more aggressive and stuff like that. So it’s definitely a challenge I’m facing, currently. Plus, we need it. I can help as much as I can, and being aggressive will obviously help the team a lot.” - Myle Johnson on what he can do to improve.

 

 

 

E. Abogidi 

M. Flowers 

M. Gueye 

T. Roberts 

N. Williams

 

J. Bernard 

T. Campbell 

J. Jaquez 

J. Juzang

C. Riley

 

 

PPG: M. Flowers (13.9)

APG: M. Flowers (3)

Reb/G: E. Abogidi (5.8)

 

PPG: J. Juzang (17.8)

APG: T. Campbell (4.6)

Reb/G: M. Johnson (5.7)

 

Coaches:

Washington State Cougars: Kyle Smith (3rd season) 

UCLA Bruins: Mick Cronin (3rd season)