UCLA vs Utah Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 23 (Trust the Bruins to Start Hot in Salt Lake City)

UCLA vs Utah Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 4 UCLA (23-4, 14-2 Pac-12) vs. Utah (17-11, 10-7 Pac-12)
• Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
• Time: 11:00 PM ET
• Venue: Jon M. Huntsman Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
• Coverage: Fox Sports 1

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Thursday with a great matchup between the No. 4 UCLA Bruins and Utah Utes. UCLA travels to Salt Lake City on a six-game winning streak that includes a 78-43 victory over California on Saturday. Jaime Jaquez Jr. tallied 20 points & 8 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Utah couldn't keep up in a 67-59 loss to Arizona State on Saturday in what was its fourth loss in its last six games. No Utes player scored more than 12 points as the team shot just 38.3% from the floor and logged 17 turnovers. Which Pac-12 squad will emerge victorious on Thursday?

UCLA vs Utah Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: UCLA: (-310) | UTAH: (+245)
• Spread: UCLA: -7.5 (-102) | UTAH: +7.5 (-120)
• Total: 130.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

UCLA enters this contest as a clear road favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsb ook's odds. This 11 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 130.5 points, which is below average compared to Thursday's projected totals.

UCLA vs Utah Betting Trends

• Against the spread, UCLA is 16-11-0 this season.
• Against the spread as 7.5-point favorites or more, the Bruins are 11-7.
• UCLA has played 27 games this year, and 12 of them have hit the over.
• Utah has beaten the spread 14 times in 28 games.
• The Utes don't have a win ATS (0-2) as a 7.5-point underdog or greater this season.
• There have been 10 Utah games (out of 28) that hit the over this y ear.

  
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