The 7th-seeded Northwestern Wildcats (22-11) and No. 2 UCLA Bruins (30-5) will battle in a Saturday NCAA Tournament game in Sacramento. The West Region 2nd-round game at the Golden 1 Center will tip off at 8:40 p.m. ET (TNT).'Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Northwestern vs. UCLA odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Northwestern advanced with a 75-67 win over Boise State Thursday. The 75 points marked the most in a Wildcats road or neutral-site game since Jan. 25 (78 vs. Nebraska). Northwestern committed just 7 turnovers Thursday; NU has averaged just 7.9 TO per game according to sports-reference.com.
UCLA is No. 6 in the .
The Bruins downed UNC Asheville 86-53 Thursday, and the win sealed the program’s 10th 30-win season. UCLA has allowed just 59.3 points per game in going 13-1 since Feb. 2 (sports-reference.com).
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