UCLA Basketball: 5 Bold Predictions for the 2017-18 Season

Mar 19, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins center Thomas Welsh (40) grabs a rebound and dunks the ball against Cincinnati Bearcats forward Kyle Washington (24) during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 24, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard De’Aaron Fox (0) drives against UCLA Bruins guard Aaron Holiday (3) in the second half during the semifinals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

3. UCLA Will Beat Kentucky and Avenge Their Sweet 16 Loss, Go Undefeated in Non-Conference

The Bruins play Kentucky for the fifth time in four years in next season’s CBS Sports Classic. UCLA is going to win by 20 points. You think I’m playin’?

Both of the Bruins and the Wildcats will lose several players in the off-season, but they both will reload and try to outdo one another once again.

This time, UCLA will not only win, but they are going to get the victory by a huge margin in New Orleans for the CBS Sports Classic. This will make John Calipari cry, another bold prediction.

That victory will, once again, be the cherry on top of a perfect non-conference season. UCLA was able to go 13-0 behind Ball and company this past year.

With the new squad in place, they will repeat that feat at the end of 2017, which will lead to bigger and better things as the season progresses.