The Arizona Wildcats and UCLA Bruins will play a non-conference game in college basketball on Friday night. Both of these former Pac-12 rivals are off to strong starts to the season. Arizona comes in at 3-0 under fifth-year head coach Tommy Lloyd, fresh off an impressive win over a defending national champion. UCLA is also 3-0 under Mick Cronin and has used strong defense to build momentum. Here, I take a closer look at tonight's game and give you my Arizona vs UCLA prediction.
Score Projection: Arizona 80 – UCLA 74
Win Probability: Arizona 57%, UCLA 43%
I am legitimately excited to see these powerhouse programs do battle again. As for the outcome of this contest, I think that Arizona will get the job done in UCLA's backyard. Arizona is averaging 90 points per game and managed to break 90 against the defending champion Gators. Peat has the makings of a bona fide star for the Wildcats and I expect him to lead the Wildcats to another impressive win during non-conference play.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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