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The No. 4 seed UCLA Bruins (26-7) are aiming to advance to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament when they meet the No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s Gaels (26-7) on Saturday at 7:10 PM. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Bruins’ (-169 to win on the moneyline) game with the Gaels (+137).
UCLA Offense Vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) Defense
| UCLA Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Saint Mary’s (CA) Defense |
| 75.8 (51) |
Points/Gm |
60.3 (10) |
| 67.2 (214) |
Possessions/Game |
66.2 (57) |
| 44.8 (124) |
Field Goal % |
42.4 (133) |
| 35.2 (95) |
3PT % |
33.9 (209) |
| 50.4 (168) |
Effective FG % |
47.2 (66) |
| 54.3 (141) |
True Shooting % |
49.5 (41) |
Saint Mary’s (CA) Offense Vs. UCLA Defense
| Saint Mary’s (CA) Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
UCLA Defense |
| 70.1 (202) |
Points/Gm |
64.5 (42) |
| 64.4 (330) |
Possessions/Game |
69.5 (214) |
| 46.5 (49) |
Field Goal % |
41.5 (76) |
| 35.4 (83) |
3PT % |
32.2 (107) |
| 52.9 (68) |
Effective FG % |
47.5 (78) |
| 56.1 (73) |
True Shooting % |
49.8 (50) |
UCLA Betting Insights
- UCLA has put together a 17-15-1 record against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 3.5-point favorites this season, the Bruins have an ATS record of 15-11-1.
- UCLA’s games have gone over the point total 16 out of 33 times this season.
- UCLA’s 33 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 127 points 25 times.
- The Bruins have an average point total of 139 in their games this year, 12 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Saint Mary’s (CA) Betting Insights
- Saint Mary’s (CA) is 20-12-2 ATS this season.
- The Gaels have covered the spread once when an underdog by 3.5 points or more this season (in five opportunities).
- In Saint Mary’s (CA)’s 34 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 16 times.
- Saint Mary’s (CA) has combined with its opponents to score more than 127 points in 21 of 34 games this season.
- The average over/under for Gaels outings this season is 131.1, 4.1 more points than this game’s total.
UCLA Key Players
- Johnny Juzang leads the Bruins scoring 15.8 points per game.
- Tyger Campbell leads UCLA with 4.2 assists per game and Jaime Jaquez Jr. paces the team with 5.8 rebounds per contest.
- The Bruins are led by Campbell from long distance. He hits 1.6 shots from deep per game.
- UCLA’s blocks leader is Myles Johnson, who averages 1.3 per game. Jaquez Jr. leads the team averaging 1.2 steals a game.
Saint Mary’s (CA) Key Players
- Matthias Tass leads the team in both scoring (12.6 points per game) and rebounding (6.1 rebounds per game).
- Tommy Kuhse puts in work dishing out assists and is Saint Mary’s (CA)’s assist leader with 3.6 per game.
- Alex Ducas leads the Gaels in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 1.9 made threes per game.
- Saint Mary’s (CA)’s Logan Johnson has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with two per game and Tass is first in blocks with 0.7 per game.
