UCLA Bruins vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 3/22/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs UConn Huskies

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: UCLA (+4)

The UCLA Bruins (24-11) are traveling to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the UConn Huskies (30-5) in the 2nd round of the NIT. UConn opens this game as 4-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 137.

The UCLA Bruins took the court against UCF and earned the victory with a final of 75-71 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Bruins ended up finishing with 15 and UCF totaled 17 fouls. They also buried 12 of their 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. UCF walked away from this one shooting 31.3% at the free throw line by converting 5 of 16 shots. Moreover, UCF totaled 43 rebounds (19 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UCF totaled 15 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, UCLA allowed their opponent to shoot 37.5% from the floor on 27 out of 72 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bruins converted 13 of 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. UCLA ended the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (27 of 68) and converted 6 of 21 3-pointers.

Eric Dailey Jr. is one player who was a factor for this game. He scored 20 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 32 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up going 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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UCLA will play this contest with a mark of 24-11 for the campaign. They are turning it over 8.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, UCLA is pulling in 32.5 boards per contest and has earned 566 dimes on the year, which is 37th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bruins are shooting 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (278 of 733) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.7 points per outing (131st in Division 1) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bruins have forced 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are giving up 32.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 101st in college in PPG allowed (71.0). The Bruins defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (851 of 1,973) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 343rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 537 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the UConn Huskies got the victory with a final of 82-71 when they played Furman. The Huskies recorded 25 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Furman committed 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 72.2%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, UConn converted 5 of 25 tries (20.0%). Overall, the Huskies shot 32 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Huskies allowed Furman to knock down 21 out of 47 attempts from the field which had them at 44.7% for the game. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 9 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, UConn allowed Furman to grab 21 overall (4 offensive).

Tarris Reed Jr. was important for the Huskies for the game. He buried 12 out of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 27 rebounds. He earned 31 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in this matchup.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 30-5 so far this season. The Huskies are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 71.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.5 times per contest (9th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per game. UConn has scored 2,717 points so far this season (77.6 per game) and they grab 36.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Huskies are shooting 48.3% from the field, which is 33rd in Division 1.

The UConn defense gives up 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc (211 of 691) and their opposition knocks down 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.7 assists and 30.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 13th and 18th in those categories. The Huskies are ranked 11th in college hoops in points given up per game with 65.3. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (21st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCLA (+4)

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