The Ivy League had canceled its entire season. National COVID-19 cases were skyrocketing. When this season began, the mere idea of March Madness felt like a pipe dream. I will take Washington with the points.The bracket on the JW Marriott in Indianapolis Darron Cummings/Associated Pressīefore we dive into our results-oriented winners and losers, let's be sure to note that the tournament itself was a huge success. I expect the UCLA offense to have a big game, but this spread is too big for my liking. Washington has lost two of their last three games, with the two losses coming by 23 and 25 points. UCLA comes into this game on a two game losing streak, but they will be at home and will be facing a weaker Washington team in this matchup.

The favorite is 8-3 ATS in these two teams last 11 head to head meetings. The under is 4-0 in UCLA’s last 4 home games and the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games. UCLA is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games following an ATS loss. The over is 24-10 in Washington’s last 34 road games. Washington is 12-2 ATS in their last 14 Thursday games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 road games.

UCLA is shooting 46.3% from the field, 72.2% on free throws, and 35.9% on three pointers this year.

has led the Bruins this season with 16 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, and 2.6 assists per game. The UCLA Bruins are averaging 74.8 points per game, 60.6 points against per game, 35.7 rebounds per game, and 14.8 assists per game. UCLA shot 35.7% from the field and was +8 in rebounding margin in the game. The UCLA Bruins are 17-4 (8-2) this season after they lost to USC by a score of 77-64 in their last game.

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