UCLA Basketball Vs Stanford: How To Watch, Odds, Predictions, And More

Can UCLA get above .500?

Tonight, in the 7,322-capacity Maples Pavilion, your 11-11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball program (6-5 in the Pac-12) begins its two-game Northern California road jaunt with a matchup against the 11-10 Stanford Cardinal (also 6-5 in the conference).

The action tips off at 6 p.m. PT on the Pac-12 Network.

On the Pac-12, Roxy Bernstein will tackle the play-by-play and Don MacLean will serve as the game analyst. For folks on the move, tune in to the UCLA Sports Network on AM 1150. Josh Lewin will supply play-by-play on the radio, with Tracy Murray providing analysis. For you non-terrestrial radio heads, check it out on SiriusXM 373 and on the SXM App.

Per betting aggregator The Action Network, the home team is a mild -2.5 point favorite. 

Neither club has been particularly impressive for the whole span of the season, but UCLA has recently seemed to enjoy a significant uptick in offensive production. The Bruins are 4-1 across their last five contests. New addition Lazar Stefanovic, a sharpshooting wing transfer from Utah, has scored 15 or more points in his last six games.

UCLA's constant this season, however, has been on the other side of the floor. The Bruins rank 31st in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency across 360 college programs.

While UCLA is connecting on a scant 28% of its triples as a team, all five Stanford starters are averaging a whopping 38% of their shots from beyond the arc. The toughest Cardinal star to stop just might be freshman guard Kanaan Carlyle.