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UCLA Basketball is a Favorite to Win the National Championship Per Bovada

By Mike Regalado

Feb 25, 2017; Tucson, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins center Thomas Welsh (40) celebrates after scoring agains the Arizona Wildcats during the second half at McKale Center. UCLA won 77-72. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Tucson, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins center Thomas Welsh (40) celebrates after scoring agains the Arizona Wildcats during the second half at McKale Center. UCLA won 77-72. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /
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The on-line betting setting Bovada has the UCLA Basketball team as a favorite to win this year’s National Championship.

So it appears that the recent surge from the UCLA Basketball team has not only caught the eye of several college basketball experts, but they now have the attention of the on-line betting site Bovada which is showing the Bruins some love right now.

Bovada recently released their updated Odds to win the 2017 National Championship and UCLA came out on top with North Carolina as 6/1 favorites.

UCLA is currently riding an impressive 7-game win streak that includes wins over Top 10 teams Oregon and Arizona.

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The Bruins even captured their third road sweep of the season last weekend with victories at Arizona State and Arizona.

In the latest AP Poll, the Bruins rose to #3 in the rankings. This not only has to do with the fact that they are the top scoring team in the nation and leading Division I hoops in field goal percentage, but they are also playing enough defense to boost their overall game.

Simply put, UCLA is peaking at the right time.

The Bruins have two games remaining in the regular season as they face the Washington schools at home before heading to Las Vegas next week to start play in the Pac-12 Tournament. The Bruins have already secured a first-round bye and should be the #3 team in the conference tourney, with Oregon as the #1 seed and Arizona as the #2.

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Oregon also had their odds of winning improved as they went from 28/1 to 16/1. After their loss to UCLA, Arizona’s odds have dropped from 10/1 to 16/1.