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The 3rd seed UCLA Bruins face the 2nd seed Kentucky Wildcats in a South Region Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, March 24 at 9:39 PM ET. The linesmaker lists Kentucky as a -1 point favorite over UCLA with a total line on the decline, hitting 165.5 after originally being offered at 169 points.
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UCLA is coming off a 79-67 win over Cincinnati in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the 3.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 146, which was under the closing line of 153.5. Previous to the Cincinnati game the Bruins had failed to cover the spread in four in a row and the total had gone over in two straight games. UCLA has won 12 of their last 13 games.
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Kentucky is coming off a 65-62 win over Wichita State in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament where the game was a PICK with the Wildcats a 3-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 127, which was well under the closing line of 149.5. The Wildcats have an ATS record of 1-2-1 in their last four games and in eight of their last nine games, including their last three, the total has gone under. Kentucky has won 13 straight games.
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Offensively, UCLA is putting up 90.2 points per game, which ranks 1st in the nation, on a 52.1% FG average, which also ranks 1st in the nation, On the defensive side of the ball the Bruins are allowing 75.2 points on a 42% FG average.
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Kentucky is putting up 85.3 points per game, which ranks 9th in the nation, on a 47.4% FG average. On defense the Wildcats are allowing 71.5 points per game on a 42% FG average
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These teams met this season at Kentucky where the Bruins beat the Wildcats 97-92.
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UCLA Bruins at Kentucky Wildcats Betting Trends<br />
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The game total has gone under in 9 of UCLA’s last 12 games overall.
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The game total has gone over in 6 of UCLA’s last 8 Friday games.
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The game total has gone under in 8 of Kentucky’s last 9 games overall.
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The game total has gone under in 8 of the Wildcats last 9 games as a favorite.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between UCLA and Kentucky have the public leaning to the Bruins getting the point with 65%. The over/under bettors believe this game will stay under the posted total line of 168 by a small margin of 51%.
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