UCLA Basketball heads north for their first road game of the conference season against the Stanford Cardinal. Here is how to watch and what to know…
The UCLA Basketball team is set for their first road trip of the Pac-12 conference season as they head up to Stanford to play the struggling Cardinal.
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UCLA has been on a bit a hot streak lately, but can that continue on the road? Here is what you need to know about UCLA vs. Stanford:
UCLA Basketball vs. Stanford Game Day Info
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Records:
UCLA Bruins 11-3, 2-0
Stanford Cardinal 6-8, 0-1
Location: Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. PT
TV: Fox Sports 1
Live Stream: Fox Sports Live
Radio: AM 570 or 1150 Los Angeles
On-line Radio: Tune-In
Odds: UCLA -4, O/U: 153
Last Game:
UCLA d. Washington, 74-53
Cal d. Stanford, 77-74
ESPN Win Predictor: UCLA 62.7% – Stanford 37.3%
Projected Starters:
UCLA – G Aaron Holiday, G Prince Ali, F Kris Wilkes, F Gyorgy Goloman, C Thomas Welsh
Stanford – G Dorian Pickens, G Daejon Davis, F Kezie Okpala, F Reid Travis, F Michael Humphrey
Head Coaches:
UCLA – Steve Alford | Stanford – Jerod Haase
Rosters:
UCLA Basketball vs. Stanford: Stats, Final Word and Prediction
Key Individual Stats:
Aaron Holiday – 18.4 ppg, 5.4 apg, 4.3 rpg, 1.6 steals
Thomas Welsh – 12.6 ppg, 11.0 rpg, .464 FG%
Kris Wilkes – 13.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, .438 FG%
Team Stats:
| Team | Avg Pts | Opp. Pts | FG% | Rebs | Asts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â UCLA | Â 83.1 | 74.9 | .466 | 41.2 | 15.3 |
| Stanford | 72.9 | 74.4 | .450 | Â 38.3 | Â 13.1 |
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Players to Watch:
Kris Wilkes – Wilkes continues to produce on the offensive end and has beomce the team’s second highest scorer.
Last Word:
Stanford is not exactly lighting the world on fire. They are at the bottom of the conference standings, though they have only played one game. But if you look at what they did before Pac-12 play, you will understand that they are not an elite program.
So far, the Cardinal do not have a quality win this season, though they did have a four-game losing streak. That is exactly how their narrative has played out this season.
For UCLA, they are riding an interesting three-game win streak which started with Kentucky and ended with a home sweep of the Washington schools. Though the Bruins had their down moments in those games, they came back and punched the Cougars and Huskies in the mouth.
If UCLA can continue to play with the same fight, fight, fight, especially if Holiday and Welsh remain consistent, then the Bruins should get the easy win. But that s not guaranteed on the road.
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Prediction: UCLA 75 – Stanford 70