Portland was 12-20 last year, but is unbeaten so far this season because of strong defense, allowing 55, 66 and 52 points. This is a high total because UCLA averages a nation-leading 105.8 points. There's no way Portland is going to try and run with the Bruins, and the Pilots are 5-2-1 UNDER the total in non-conference games. UCLA gets better defensively for this game as they're expected to debut their best interior defender in 6-foot-10 freshman forward Ike Anigbogu, who missed the first four games after undergoing knee surgery. The Pilots ran into UCLA at this tournament in 2009 and walked away with a 74-47 win sailing UNDER. They will do everything they can to slow the pace down in the rematch. Play this one to finish UNDER the total.
This pick was released to clients on November 24, 2023 at 12:04PM ET.
CBB
Portland vs. UCLA
November 24, 2016
11:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 170 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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