The No. 3 UCLA Bruins (23-4, 14-2 Pac-12) will attempt to stay atop the conference when they visit the Utah Utes (17-11, 10-7) in Salt Lake City Thursday at 11 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Utah odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Bruins enter on a 6-game win streak, coming off a 78-43 rout of Cal as 25-point home favorites Saturday following a 73-64 home win as 13.5-point favorites over Stanford Feb. 16.
The Utes are on a 2-game slide. They lost 67-59 as 3-point underdogs at Arizona State Saturday and dropped an 88-62 decision as 12-point dogs at Arizona Feb. 16. Returning back home for this game, Utah must get back in form as it is falling further behind 1st-place UCLA in the conference race.