UCLA vs Stanford Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 16 (Slow Pace Leads to Low-Scoring Pac-12 Matchup)

UCLA vs Stanford Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
  • No. 4 UCLA (21-4, 12-2 Pac-12) vs. Stanford (11-14, 5-9 Pac-12)
  • Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023
  • Time: 11:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Pauley Pavilion — Los Angeles, California
  • Coverage: ESPN+

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Thursday with an exciting matchup between the Stanford Cardinal and No. 4 UCLA Bruins. Stanford enters having won six of its last eight games after taking down Arizona by a score of 88-79 on Saturday. Michael O'Connell racked up 22 points.

Meanwhile, UCLA has a four-game winning streak going that includes a 70-63 win over Oregon on Saturday. Jaime Jaquez Jr. balled out with 25 points (8-of-20 shooting) and 12 rebounds, while the Bruins forced 16 turnovers on defense. Which Pac-12 squad will emerge victorious on Thursday?

UCLA vs Stanford Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: UCLA: (-1400) | STAN: (+800)
  • Spread: UCLA: -13.5 (-110) | STAN: +13.5 (-110)
  • Total: 130.5 — Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

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

UCLA vs Stanford Betting Trends

  • UCLA has beaten the spread 15 times in 25 games.
  • The Bruins' ATS record as 13.5-point favorites or more is 6-3.
  • There have been 11 UCLA's games (out of 25) that hit the over this season.
  • Stanford is 12-13-0 against the spread this year.
  • Out of Stanford's 25 games so far this year, 13 have gone over the total.
UCLA Rank UCLA AVG Stanford AVG Stanford Rank
129th 74.0 Points Scored 69.2 242nd
8th 59.8 Points Allowed 66.9 98th
156th 32.3 Rebounds 32.4 148th
39th 10.4 Off. Rebounds 9.7 86th
294th 6.3 3pt Made 7.7 147th
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14.6 Assists 14.0 116th
20th 10.0 Turnovers 12.2 195th

  
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