{"id":134109,"date":"2017-03-06T00:50:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T05:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134109"},"modified":"2017-03-13T01:25:57","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T05:25:57","slug":"ucla-bruins-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/ucla-bruins-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"UCLA Bruins \u2013 March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>UCLA Bruins (Overall: 29-4, Conf: 15-3)<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Team Strengths:<\/h3>\n<p>Lavar Ball has been endorsing his son as if Lonzo Ball is the second coming of Michael Jordan. But can you blame him for being so proud of the UCLA guard that he\u2019s manufacturing ridiculous quotes lately? What\u2019s more insane, however, is the Bruins\u2019 offense that averages 91.3 points per game\u2014the most in Division I ball.<\/p>\n<p>Lonzo Ball is as good as advertised coming out of high school, as he\u2019s fingerprints are all over the team\u2019s offense. Ball is averaging 14.9 PPG and is the top catalyst of the Bruins\u2019 ultra-finesse ball movement that registers 21.7 APG. The Bruins are a threat from everywhere on the floor. They shoot 10.1 threes on 41.5% rate and carry an effective field goal percentage of 60.4% all the way into the conference championship.<\/p>\n<p>KenPom has the Bruins\u2019 offense positioned second overall in <a href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/index.php?s=RankAdjOE\">adjusted offensive efficiency<\/a>. Few opponents could handle an offense like that of the Bruins\u2019, which is a big reason why the team is pegged at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">+1,200<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to win the national title.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n<p>As scary good as the Bruins\u2019 offense looks on paper, the team could struggle duplicating their scoring brilliance in the tournament, where they will meet the real deals of college basketball. The Bruins\u2019 strength of schedule is just 139<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation. They only have five wins with three losses against top 50 RPI squads this season.\u00a0 UCLA\u2019s bad defense also deserves to be put on blast. The Bruins allow 75.0 PPG and let opponents take more shot attempts on average than they do with opposing teams averaging 66.5 shots per game against UCLA\u2019s 65.1.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Stats:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<th>NCAA Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Points Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>91.3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Rebounds\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>39.3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>22<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Blocks\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>5.4 <\/strong><\/th>\n<th>17<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>3-Point Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>41.5<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Free Throw Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>73.6<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>71<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>PPG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>TJ Leaf<\/th>\n<th>16.3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th><strong>Thomas Welsh<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>10.6<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>Bryce Alford<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>16.5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>\u00a0Isaac Hamilton<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>13.7<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>Lonzo Ball<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>14.9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction:<\/h3>\n<p>UCLA (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">+1,200<\/a><\/strong>) makes the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the NCAAB action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"134109\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,373&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;2&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCLA Bruins (Overall: 29-4, Conf: 15-3) Team Strengths: Lavar Ball has been endorsing his son as if Lonzo Ball is the second coming of Michael Jordan. 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