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College Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction: Colorado Buffaloes vs. UCLA Bruins - February 26, 2023

February 26, 2023

The UCLA Bruins enter this game ranked 4th in the AP Poll and 3rd in the Coaches Poll while having won their previous seven matchups in a row including a 78-71 win on the road against the Utah Utes on Thursday.Meanwhile, the Colorado Buffaloes enter this game having lost three of their last three games and are on a two-game losing streak which includes Thursdays 65-84 loss at home against the USC Trojans.BookMaker has the UCLA Bruins listed as 6.5-point favorites on the road against the Colorado Buffaloes and has set the total for the over/under plays at 134 points. Will the Bruins extend their winning streak to eight games or will the Buffaloes snap their two-game losing streak? Lets take a closer look at how these teams are faring this season.UCLA Bruins Team PreviewThe UCLA Bruins enter this game ranked in the Top 5 in the AP and Coaches Poll with a ranking of 4th and 3rd respectively with an overall record of 24-4 which puts them in 1st place in the Pac-12 Conference and are coming off a 78-71 win on the road against the Utah Utes. The Bruins are 16-11-1 ATS overall, 6-3-1 ATS on the road, 15-9-1 ATS as a favorite, and 9-7-1 ATS in Conference games this season.Jaime Jaquez Jr. leads the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 17 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this season. Tyger Campbell leads the team in assists with an average of 4.8 assists per game on the year. Adem Bona leads the team in blocks with an average of 1.6 blocks per game.Colorado Buffaloes Team PreviewThe Colorado Buffaloes enter this game with an overall record of 15-14 which puts them in 9th place in the Pac-12 Conference and are coming off a 65-84 loss at home against the USC Trojans. The Buffaloes are 11-17-1 ATS overall, 6-8 ATS at home, 5-3-1 ATS as an underdog, and 6-11-1 ATS in Conference games this season.Tristan da Silva leads the team in scoring with an average of 16.1 points per game this season. JVonne Hadley leads the team in rebounds with an average of 5.9 rebounds per game on the year. KJ Simpson leads the team in assists with an average of 3.9 assists per game. Lawson Lovering leads the team in blocks with an average of 0.9 blocks per game this season.Series Trends and Game PickUCLA has won six of the last ten games in the series, however, Colorado has outscored UCLA by an average of 70 to 69.7 points per game while both teams are 5-5 ATS in those matchups. The Bruins have won the last three games in the series and have won by an average score of 70.67 to 60 while going 2-1 ATS in those contests.The total is 4-4-2 in the last ten games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 139.7 points per game in those contests. The under is 2-0-1 in the last three games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 130.67 points per game in those matchups.UCLA enters this game as the better team and has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten including the previous three matchups in a row. The Bruins are 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and taking the UCLA Bruins -6 on BookMaker for this matchup on Sunday.Spooky Express Pick: UCLA Bruins -6