Who plays
UCLA @ Utah
Current records: UCLA 11-2; Utah 8-10
What there is to know
The Utah Utes are at home on Thursday, but with a 9-point gap against them, it might not be quite the home they’d prefer. Utah and the #9 UCLA Bruins will square off in a Pac-12 battle at 11 p.m. ET at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes have been on the wrong end of a one-sided rivalry with the Bruins and are hoping to register their first victory since March 9, 2019.
Utah lost 64-62 to the Arizona State Sun Devils on Monday on a last-minute bombshell from ASU’s Jalen Graham with 0:04 remaining. Guard Lazar Stefanovic had a pretty forgettable game, playing for 34 minutes but only scoring five points on a 2-for-11 shot.
Meanwhile, while not quite a landslide, Saturday’s game between UCLA and the Oregon State Beavers was still pretty decisive as UCLA wrapped it up with an 81-65 win at home. Guard Johnny Juzang was the offensive star of the contest for UCLA, collecting 24 points and six rebounds.
The Utes are now 8-10 while the Bruins are 11-2. A pair of stats to watch: Utah stumbles into the game with the 354th-fewest takeouts in college basketball, having amassed just 9.4 on average. To make matters even worse for Utah, UCLA enters the contest with the 11th-lowest turnover per game in college basketball at 9.9. So the cards are definitely stacked in favor of UCLA.
How to watch
- When: Thursday at 11 p.m. ET
- Or: Jon M. Huntsman Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
- TV: fox sports 1
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- To follow: CBS Sports app
- Ticket cost: $44.99
odds
The Bruins are a strong 9-point favorite against the Utes, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Bettors had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bruins as the favorite at 9.5 points.
Over/Under: -110
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Series history
UCLA has won six of its last ten games against Utah.
- Feb. 25, 2021 – UCLA 76 vs. Utah 61
- December 31, 2020 – UCLA 72 vs. Utah 70
- February 20, 2020 – UCLA 69 vs. Utah 58
- February 02, 2020 – UCLA 73 vs. Utah 57
- March 09, 2019 – Utah 92 vs. UCLA 81
- February 09, 2019 – Utah 93 vs. UCLA 92
- February 22, 2018 – Utah 84 vs. UCLA 78
- January 11, 2018 – UCLA 83 vs. Utah 64
- January 14, 2017 – UCLA 83 vs. Utah 82
- Feb. 18, 2016 – Utah 75 vs. UCLA 73
Injury report for Utah
- Branden Carlson: Absent (Abdomen)
- Bostyn Holt: out for the season (knee)
Injury report for UCLA
- David Singleton: game time decision (header)
- Jaylen Clark: decision in game time (illness)
- Mac Etienne: absent for the season (undisclosed)
- Will McClendon: out for the season (knee)
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