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California Golden Bears vs. UCLA Bruins
The California Golden Bears and the UCLA Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Pauley Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -15.5-point favorites versus the Golden Bears, while the game's total opened at 129.5.
In their last action, UCLA was a 75-59 winner at home against Wildcats. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for California, they were a 96-71 loser as they battled Wildcats at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +13.5-point underdog.
California:
Team record: 9-10 SU,13-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
California is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
California is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of California's last 5 games on the road
UCLA:
Team record: 14-2 SU,7-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
UCLA is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
UCLA is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of UCLA's last 10 games at home
Next up:
California at USC Saturday, January 29
UCLA home to Stanford Saturday, January 29