The No. 7 UCLA Bruins (20-4, 11-2 Pac-12) visit the Oregon Ducks (15-10, 9-5) in Eugene Saturday at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Oregon odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
UCLA continues to the second leg of its Oregon swing after defeating Oregon State 62-47 as a 14.5-point favorite Thursday. The Bruins will look to break a recent streak of 7 losses in their last 8 trips to Eugene. By doing so, the Bruins will continue to remain ahead of Arizona in the Pac-12 with games coming up against Stanford, Cal and Utah.
Oregon, after a slow start to the season which included a 69-56 home loss to UC-Irvine in the 2nd game, has started to get back into contention in recent weeks. Its last game, a 78-60 win as a 5-point home favorite vs. USC Thursday, gave The Ducks have won 2 in a row and 4 of 5.