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UC Riverside Highlanders vs. UCLA Bruins
The UC Riverside Highlanders and the UCLA Bruins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Pauley Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -18.5-point favorites versus the Highlanders, while the game's total opened at 130.
UCLA was a 69-65 loser in their most recent outing at home against Bulldogs. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs.
UC Riverside was a 109-63 winner in its last match at home against Flames.
UC Riverside:
Team record: 3-4 SU,1-4 ATS
UC Riverside is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
UC Riverside is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
UC Riverside is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing UCLA
UCLA:
Team record: 4-2 SU,3-2-1 ATS
UCLA is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
UCLA is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UCLA's last 5 games at home
Next up:
UC Riverside home to North Dakota Sunday, December 3
UCLA at Villanova Saturday, December 9