Arizona Wildcats vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TNT

T-Mobile Arena is the site where the UCLA Bruins (24-12 last year) will play the Arizona Wildcats (36-3 last season) on Monday.

The Arizona Wildcats played Michigan and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-73 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 19 while Michigan totaled 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of 27 tries from downtown. Michigan shot 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 16 tries. Additionally, Michigan pulled down 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Michigan doled out 22 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. With respect to defending, Arizona allowed 47.8% from the floor on 33 out of 69 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists for the game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 42 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 15 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Arizona walked away from the game having earned a 36.6% FG percentage (26 out of 71) and made 6 out of their 17 three-point attempts.

Koa Peat is a guy who played a role for the game. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played for 31 mins and also snagged 11 rebounds. He scored 16 points on 6 of 18 shooting.

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Arizona steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 36-3 last season. They lost possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a team committed 15.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Arizona grabbed 42.6 rebounds per game and tallied 639 dimes last season, which had them ranked 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats shot 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (229 of 625) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 86.2 pts per contest (12th in the country) while connecting on 49.9% from the field.

On defense, the Wildcats forced their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.9 fouls. They surrendered 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 60th in college in points per game allowed (69.4). The Wildcats gave up a FG percentage of 39.4% (969 of 2,458) and they surrendered 31.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They were 278th in D-1 in allowing assists 486 conceded last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UCLA Bruins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-57 against Connecticut. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, UCLA allowed Connecticut to get 34 in all (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 24 and ended up shooting 19 of 21 at the free throw line (90.5%). The Bruins allowed Connecticut to convert 23 out of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Bruins finished the game shooting 19 for 49 from the field which had them sitting at 38.8%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, UCLA converted 5 of their 13 tries (38.5%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Connecticut committed 20 fouls in the game which took the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Bruins were able to snag 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this game.

Xavier Booker ended up being important for the Bruins for this contest. He converted 4 of 7 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He racked up 13 points in his 33 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

UCLA had a win-loss mark of 24-12 last season. The Bruins were responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game and they shot 76.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.1 times per game (56th in the country) and they lost possession via turnover 8.9 times per contest. UCLA earned 2,775 points last season (77.1 per contest) and they snagged 32.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bruins connected on 46.6% from the field, which had them ranked 87th in the nation.

The UCLA defense allowed 32.0% on 3-pointers (290 of 905) and opponents knocked down 74.7% of their foul shots. They surrendered 14.5 assists and 33.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 205th and 110th in D-1. The Bruins on the defensive end were ranked 101st in the country in points given up per game with 71.1. They forced their opponents into 12.3 TO's every game and let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (115th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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