The UCLA Bruins and the Kentucky Wildcats will mix it up at the FedEx Forum in Memphis in the Sweet 16. The winner of this game will take on the winner of the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Butler Bulldogs. The UCLA Bruins won the first game between these two teams in Lexington. The Bruins come into the game with a 31-4 record. UCLA downed Cincinnati in the second round of the tournament. The Kentucky Wildcats come into the game with a 31-5 record. The Wildcats won the SEC regular season title and conference tournament. Kentucky is coming off a big win over Wichita State in the second round of the tournament. The Kentucky Wildcats and UCLA Bruins are in a pick’em game on Friday night, in what should be a college basketball betting game.
UCLA vs Kentucky Sweet 16 Betting Pick, Prediction & TV Info
When: Friday, March 24, 2017, 8:39pm ET
Where: FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN
TV: CBS
Radio: Kentucky / UCLAStream Option: March Madness LiveNCAAB Odds: Pick’em
Why Bet on Kentucky?
John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats have tournament wins over Northern Kentucky and Wichita State. In those two games, the Wildcats scored 72 points per game, and allowed 66. The Wildcats during the regular season was a team that scored 85.2 points per game, while allowing teams to score just 71.3 per game.
As always, the Kentucky Wildcats have great young talent. Malik Monk in his freshman season is scoring more than 20 points per game. De’Aaron Fox has been outstanding for the Wildcats as well, with 16 points per game, and 4 assists. The Wildcats are in the NCAA Tournament for the 57th time in school history, and have 125 wins in 175 games.
Why Bet on UCLA?
If Steve Alford and the UCLA Bruins win the national title, they will finish the season with 35 wins. The Bruins this season have scored more than 100 points in a game 7 times. In the postseason, the Bruins are scoring 88 points per game. The Bruins are scoring 90.2 points per game, which is the best in all of college basketball.
T.J. Leaf and Lonzo Ball are both having great seasons for the Bruins. Leaf is the top scorer for UCLA with more than 16 points per game, while Ball is adding 14.7 points per game, and 7.6 assists per game. The Bruins have a long history in the NCAA Tournament, with 103 wins in school history. This is the 48th time the Bruins have been in the tournament, with 18 trips to the Final Four.
Betting Pick & Score Prediction
The Kentucky Wildcats not only have a chance to reach the Elite 8 here, but have a chance to get revenge on a loss earlier in the season. Kentucky was not playing great basketball when they met the first time. Look for the offense of Kentucky to be able to keep up with the run and gun Bruins. The defense sides towards Kentucky.
This is one of the best games of the entire weekend, and it’s going to live up to it’s hype. The Wildcats and Bruins are both young teams, but have a couple veterans that will help. The final bet for this game goes to John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats. Bet the Wildcats in a pick’em over the Bruins on Friday night in the Sweet 16.
