Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

Pauley Pavilion is the location where the UCLA Bruins (2-0) will take on the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-2) on Wednesday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions faced Baylor and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-53 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Lions ended up finishing with 30 while Baylor finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also made 5 of 29 shots from beyond the arc. Baylor finished the game shooting 81.0% from the free throw line by making 34 of their 42 attempts. Furthermore, Baylor snagged 40 rebounds (17 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Baylor recorded 21 assists and had 21 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed 48.6% from the field on 35 of 72 shooting. They also dished out 7 dimes for this game while creating 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Lions buried 12 of 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended the game with a 35.3% field goal percentage (18 out of 51) and knocked down 5 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Jalen Tatum is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He was able to score 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff enters this game with a mark of 0-2 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 29.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 29.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is grabbing 29.5 boards per contest and has 17 dimes for the campaign, which is 354th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Lions are connecting on 26.8% on 3-pointers (11 of 41) and 65.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 57.0 points per game (356th in college hoops) while going 37.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Lions are forcing 10.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 23.4% on shots from downtown and they are 365th in college hoops in PPG allowed (107.5). The Golden Lions defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 51.5% (70 of 136) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 289th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 40 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the UCLA Bruins got the victory with a final of 114-63 when they played North Florida. The Bruins were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this contest. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. North Florida was called for 23 fouls for the game which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to make 24 of those for a clip of 70.6%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, UCLA converted 14 out of their 29 attempts (48.3%). When the game finished, the Bruins finished shooting 38 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.3%. The Bruins allowed North Florida to bury 20 out of 63 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 31.7% for this contest. They went 29.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 34 and ended up shooting 13 out of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, UCLA allowed North Florida to pull down 31 in total (9 offensive).

Nikola Kusturica pitched in for the Bruins in this matchup. He scored 29 points in his 23 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists in the game. He knocked down 10 of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 83.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

UCLA has a win-loss record of 2-0 on the year. The Bruins commit 23.0 fouls per game while shooting 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 20.0 times per game (50th in college) and they turn it over 7.5 times per contest. UCLA has scored 198 pts this year (99.0 per game) and they pull down 47.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Bruins are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 178th in the nation.

The UCLA defense allows 26.6% on shots from 3-point land (17 of 64) and opponents are making 74.0% of their foul shots. They concede 12.0 dimes and 39.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 159th and 291st in Division 1. The Bruins are ranked 157th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 34.1% from the field (35th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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