GAME:  #637 Marquette vs #638 UCLA
TIME:    12/11/2020 – 9:30p EST
SPREAD:   UCLA -4
TOTAL:      137.5

The Marquette Golden Eagles (4-1) head out for their first road game against the UCLA Bruins (4-1) at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Friday at 9:30 p.m. EST. UCLA looks for its 5th straight win of the season as it battles Marquette. Marquette beat Green Bay by 14 on Tuesday. UCLA is coming off an 83-56 win over San Diego on Wednesday. 

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES

The Marquette Golden Eagles are averaging 77 points on 44% field goal shooting adding 8.4 3-pointers per game on offense. The Golden Eagles are allowing 62 points on 34% field goal shooting while forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and adding 6.6 steals on defense. Marquette is led by McEwen with 16.6 points per game along with Garcia(12.8ppg) and Cain(10.6ppg).

UCLA BRUINS

The UCLA Bruins are averaging 80.4 points on 48.5% field goal shooting adding 7.4 three-pointers per game and 9 offensive rebounds. The Bruins are allowing only 67 points on 40% field goal shooting and only allowing 28% three-point shooting on the defensive end. UCLA is forcing 13.2 turnovers adding 5.6 Steals on the defensive end.  The Bruins are led by five players scoring in double digits with two more averaging 8 & 9 points per game.  Chris Smith leads the team with 15 points, 2.8 assists, and 1 steal per game. 

TRENDS(covers.com)

MARQUETTE

• Golden Eagles are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Friday games.
• Golden Eagles are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.
• Over is 4-1 in Golden Eagles last 5 games as a road underdog.
• Golden Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog.

UCLA

• The Bruins are 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win.
• Bruins are 8-0-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight-up win.
• The Bruins are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite.
• The Bruins are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite.

MARQUETTE vs UCLA PREDICTION

These Golden Eagles have their first road game of the season which will affect their shooting especially from deep which is where they have been scoring a large portion of the points. UCLA played terrible in the first game against a tough San Diego State but since they have been dominant. UCLA is hoping to get Juzang back in the lineup for this game. UCLA has won its last three home games, scoring an average of 79 points while giving up 54.7. UCLA has recently been scoring via assists more often than the Golden Eagles. UCLA has 54 assists on 88 field goals over its last 3 games while Marquette has assisted on 38 of 71 field goals (53.5 percent) during its last 3 games. UCLA is starting to gel while Marquette’s only test was an in-state rivalry game they spent weeks preparing and only won because of terrible officiating. The Bookie is rolling with UCLA to win this one and cover the spread.

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:          UCLA -4
Fade the Public:  UCLA
Sharp Action:    no data

Risk 2.2 Units to win 2 Units on UCLA  to win by 5 or more.

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