Lafayette at UCLA odds, picks and predictions
The Lafayette Leopards (0-1) and UCLA Bruins (1-0) meet Friday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Tip time will be 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Lafayette vs. UCLA odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Lafayette went 11-23 last season, finishing 6th in the Patriot League. They struggled in shooting the rock, posting a 40.8% mark from the field and a 62.6% figure from the free-throw line in averaging a league-worst 62.4 points per game. Lafayette lost 81-60 loss (as a +14) at St. Joseph's on Monday.
The Bruins, tabbed at No. 25 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, earned a 75-44 triumph (cover on a -30.5) over Saint Francis Monday. Gone from last year's 31-6 team are the that squad's top 5 scorers, and the current roster includes a slew of freshman. That group gelled especially on defense in Monday's win. UCLA held Saint Francis to a 33.3% mark from the field while forcing 20 turnovers and blocking 6 shots.
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Lafayette at UCLA odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:03 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Lafayette +3000 (bet $100 to win $3,000) | UCLA -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Lafayette +24.5 (-110) | UCLA -24.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 127.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Lafayette at UCLA picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 78, Lafayette 56
Moneyline
The value here belongs to the maker of the prices. PASS.
Against the spread
The Bruins were certainly sharp in clearing a 30.5-point line in their opener. But even in that contest, UCLA was up just 15 (51-36) heading into the final 10 minutes.
Let's pump the brakes on the fab frosh. And we'll respect that the Leopards also can, and may, keep this game in the neighborhood of a 25-point UCLA win. But there is no value on either side of this figure. PASS.
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Over/Under
The Over is 4-1 across UCLA's last 5 November games and 9-3 in the team's last 12 November games on home hardwood.
The Leopards typically like to play at a slow pace and will try to keep the tempo dialed down in this one. But look for the Bruins to try to get some work from 3-point country while getting their fair share of turnover/transition looks and trips to the foul line.
TAKE THE OVER 127.5 (-115).
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