UCLA-Oregon Men’s College Basketball Odds, Lines, Spread and Bet

It’s been a while since the Bruins have won a game in Eugene, so this is a big game for the Pac-12 leaders.

The first week of men’s college basketball moneyline picks were, indeed, money: 4-0, thanks to Indiana, Saint Mary’s, Miami and Tennessee. Let’s see if we can run that back again in week two. On to the picks:

No. 7 UCLA at Oregon

Game Info: Feb. 11, 2023 | 10:00 p.m. ET | ESPN 

UCLA Straight-Up Record: 20-4 (11-2 Pac-12)
UCLA Against the Spread Record: 14-10

Oregon Straight-Up Record: 15-10 (9-5 Pac-12)
Oregon Against the Spread Record: 13-11-1

The Bruins visit Oregon for a game that could have a big impact on the Pac-12 race. UCLA entered the week with a half-game lead on Arizona and a full game on USC, but this trip is never easy. UCLA is coming off a game at Oregon State Thursday night to play in Eugene, where it has not won since Mick Cronin became the coach in 2019.

However, the old saying is that defense travels, and nobody in the conference plays better on that end of the court than the Bruins. Their defense is third nationally in Ken Pomeroy’s metrics, disrupting offenses with steals and forcing turnovers. Oregon has improved offensively, but this will be another level of challenge.

UCLA’s veteran core of Jaime Jaquez, Tyger Campbell, Jaylen Clark and David Singleton are motivated to end the losing streak at Oregon. And to take the school’s first Pac-12 title since 2013. And to keep the push going for a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed. Lots to play for.

MONEYLINE BET: UCLA


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Pat Forde
PAT FORDE

Pat Forde is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who covers college football and college basketball as well as the Olympics and horse racing. He cohosts the College Football Enquirer podcast and is a football analyst on the Big Ten Network. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, ESPN and The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. Forde has won 28 Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest awards, has been published three times in the Best American Sports Writing book series, and was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. A past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and member of the Football Writers Association of America, he lives in Louisville with his wife. They have three children, all of whom were collegiate swimmers.