UCLA at Stanford odds, picks and predictions

The No. 21 UCLA Bruins (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) and Stanford Cardinal (3-4, 0-0) open Pac-12 play on Thursday. Opening tip at Maples Pavilion will be at 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Stanford odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

UCLA was a 23-point favorite in its most recent game, an 81-60 win over Bellarmine on Sunday. The Bruins shot a season-high 60.8% in the home-court triumph. Thursday’s contest in northern California marks the 1st true road game of the season for last year’s Pac-12 runner-up (15-5).

Stanford also played on Sunday. The underdog (+6) Cardinal lost 56-48 to Memphis in the 5th-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Stanford — 8-12, placing 8th in the league a year ago — shot just 37.4% in that tournament, winning 1 game and losing 2.

  
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