UCLA vs St. Bonaventure Preview: Odds, Predictions, TV, Gametime, Stats | March Madness

UCLA (21-11) is scheduled to matchup against St. Bonaventure (25-7) this Tuesday, March 13th, and will be playing for the 11th seed in the East. Tip-off is at 9:10 p.m. ET and the game will be playing live on truTV and streaming on FuboTV (Free Trial). UCLA is the favorite at -3.5, 79.1% have picked UCLA to cover the spread. The over/under for total points scored is 155, 52.9% have picked the over. The moneyline for this game is UCLA: -170, St. Bonaventure: 145 and 52.9% have picked UCLA to win the game.

The winner of this game will get to play Florida (#6) on Thursday, March 15th.

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UCLA Game Summary

UCLA lost their last game against Arizona on Friday, 78-67. Deandre Ayton (Arizona) scored a team-high 32 points for the Wildcats, making 13 of 16 attempts from the field for a 81.3% field goal percentage. In 40 minutes, he collected 32 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 1 three with 2 turnovers. Thomas Welsh led UCLA in scoring with 17 points, while shooting 7 of 13 (53.8%) from the field. In 39 minutes, Welsh added to his stat line 17 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 threes with 1 turnover.

St. Bonaventure Game Summary

St. Bonaventure lost their last game against Davidson on Saturday, 82-70. Davidson's Peyton Aldridge scored a team-high 24 points in the win, hitting 8 of 14 shots from the field for a 57.1% field goal percentage. In 39 minutes, he collected 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 threes with 2 turnovers. Jaylen Adams led St. Bonaventure's team in scoring with 20 points, while shooting 40% from the field (making 6 of 15 attempts). In 38 minutes, Adams added 20 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 threes with 3 turnovers.

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Prediction

Arguably the best of the play-in games, this should be a good one between UCLA and St. bonaventure. Don't sleep on the Bonnies because they're a small school — they beat a pair of tournament teams already this year (Syracuse and Rhode Island) and have a great backcourt. UCLA has great talent as well, with Aaron Holiday leading the way and freshman Jaylen Hands an exciting playmaker.

I like the upset in this win — take St. Bonaventure to move on to the first round.

St. Bonaventure: 80
UCLA: 76

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