No. 4 UCLA heads on the road to play No. 19 Ohio State

We have a top 20 matchup upcoming on Sunday morning. No. 4 UCLA heads onto the road to play No. 19 Ohio State in a Big Ten battle. Both teams sit at 11-1 on the season, with the Bruins one loss coming against No. 2 Texas and Buckeyes one loss coming against No. 1 UCONN. This is set to be a great matchup and one that is going to set the tone for a fun Big Ten slate this season. UCLA has the advantage in terms of strength of schedule and they will look to use the eight day break to play refreshed basketball.

Ohio State has a very dynamic scorer in Jaloni Cambridge who can get the team 20 on any given night. They have two more players who average double digit points in Chance Gray at 12.4 per night and Kylee Kitts at 10. After those three they get mixed contributions from role players. Averaging out to 87.3 points per game as a team. They shoot well from the field at 46.5%, but their big struggle is 3-point shooting where they are 28.2%.

There are times that the floor gets a little bit congested for the Buckeyes due to no spacing. Having 3-point shooters helps out that issue. That is one area that UCLA has an advantage on. They shoot 37.2% from 3-point range and have two elite shooters in Gabriela Jaquez and Gianna Kneepkens. That helps the UCLA offense operate at a high level and be able to space out the offense for Cori Close to call out her sets. UCLA is currently averaging a tad more points per game at 87.6.

This is a big matchup, but one that we expect the Bruins to get a win in. They already have three top 15 wins over Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Carolina. Their one lost against Texas, they did not play good basketball at all and still had it within four late. This is a very good team and they learned a lot from that game. They have won every game by at least 21 since then. So there is that anger factor for them as well. This team is healthy and ready to roll.