{"id":95075,"date":"2015-03-25T14:22:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=95075"},"modified":"2015-03-25T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T21:22:30","slug":"free-pick-gonzaga-vs-ucla-lines-handicapping-preview-25315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/free-pick-gonzaga-vs-ucla-lines-handicapping-preview-25315\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Pick: Gonzaga vs. UCLA CBB Lines &#038; Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAAB: UCLA vs Gonzaga Predictions<\/h2>\n<p>College basketball betting sees the <strong>Gonzaga Bulldogs<\/strong> taking on the <strong>UCLA Bruins<\/strong> on Friday March 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NCAA Tournament long.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This looks like it could finally be the year that the Bulldogs make a run. Getting UCLA looks like an easy mark to me.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Bet on College Hoops<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SWEET 16<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>#2 <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/teams\/team2265.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gonzaga Bulldogs<\/a> (34-2) vs. #11 <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/teams\/team2514.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">UCLA Bruins<\/a> (22-13)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Friday March 26<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7:20PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NRG Stadium &#8211; Houston, TX<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CBS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAAB Betting Line: \u00a0Gonzaga -8.5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAAB Betting Total: \u00a0145<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Sportsbook Bonuses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/sportsbooks\/bonuses-2015-sports-betting-sign-up-offers-1115\/\">***2015 BONUSES***<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to view today&#8217;s&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_summary_3.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">NCAA Matchup Insight<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_preview_3.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">NCAAB Gambling Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Gonzaga<\/h3>\n<p>The Zags have made it to the second weekend and have a favourable matchup in the form of UCLA.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very talented team and it was a good sign that they played well against Iowa after their ho-hum first tournament game. Gonzaga is looking to finally make a long run and this team seems poised to do it.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63742&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>What more could you ask for than seniors guards, lots of scoring options, enough size and a little less scrutiny than usual.<\/p>\n<p>I just hope they are not looking ahead to a potential rumble with Duke.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzaga is so good at sharing the ball it is hard to predict who will bust out from game to game.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63727&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Wiltjer has been fantastic this season providing the Zags with scoring and taking the pressure off Kevin Pangos. I still see Pangos as being the most critical player for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>He can do so many things well and is the guy they look to in crunch time situations. He and Gary Bell are the reason I like this group enough to make to the Final Four.<\/p>\n<h3>UCLA<\/h3>\n<p>Just because you win a couple of games doesn\u2019t mean you deserved to be in the Tournament&#8230;and I don\u2019t think UCLA deserved it.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that there is talent on this team but mostly they have underperformed and though I don\u2019t necessarily believe in luck, they are pretty lucky to have gotten by their first game against SMU.<\/p>\n<p>Rant over, approaching the next round against Gonzaga, this is going to be a very tough game.<\/p>\n<p>The Zags are very \u201cprofessional\u201d and the Bruins lack consistency.<\/p>\n<p>This season Norman Powell has shone for the Bruins.<\/p>\n<p>He is their leading scorer and does a little bit of everything. UCLA has some size in the form of double-double machine Kevin Looney but the straw that stirs the drink is Bryce Alford.<\/p>\n<p>He can shoot the Bruins into and out of games and will need to have his best game directing traffic and guiding the offense for UCLA to win. <\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=64759&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>If they are not efficient on offense they are going to be toast.<\/p>\n<h3>NCAAB Betting Trends:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UCLA are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. West Coast.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Under is 17-7 in UCLA last 24 overall.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Over is 9-4 in UCLA last 13 NCAA Tournament games.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Over is 20-6 in GONZ last 26 NCAA Tournament games.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Over is 19-7 in GONZ last 26 vs. Pacific-12.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>GONZ are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. Pacific-12.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>NCAAB Betting Prediction: Gonzaga -8.5<\/h3>\n<p>This is a good matchup for Gonzaga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NCAAB Score Prediction: \u00a0Gonzaga 82 &#8211; UCLA 69<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think they are better than the Bruins at all spots on the floor and will ultimately pull away to win by double digits.<\/p>\n<h3>Check out our\u00a0<a title=\"College Betting Odds\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/odds\/ncaab.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Updated College Basketball Betting Odds<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=64991&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCAAB: UCLA vs Gonzaga Predictions College basketball betting sees the Gonzaga Bulldogs taking on the UCLA Bruins on Friday March 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. 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