UCLA Women's Basketball vs Washington State: Betting Odds, How To Watch, Predictions and More

UCLA will be without their star center for a second straight game.

The UCLA Bruins will be without Lauren Betts for a second consecutive game on Sunday against Washington State. 

Lauren Betts will miss her second consecutive game for a medical reason, UCLA announces. Bruins host Washington State today at 1 p.m. (Hello from the press room at Pauley Pavilion, there will be more updates)

— Thuc Nhi Nguyen (@thucnhi21) January 28, 2024

Without Betts on Friday, the Bruins struggled to find their offensive rhythm in the first half against Washington. 

Charisma Osborne led the Bruins with 17 points and six assists. Eight Bruins contributed to the scoring column in what head coach Cori Close called an ugly win.

The Cougars received votes in this week's AP Poll, and have been ranked as high as No. 21 this season. They entered the year ranked in the preseason Top 25 for the first time in program history.

Charlisse Leger-Walker is the player to watch for Washington State. She is a three-time All-American and continues to climb in the record books for the Cougs. She is 2nd in three-point FG (197), third in minutes (3,774) and third in career scoring (1,726) all-time at WSU.

𝙎𝙐𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙔 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙀
 
🆚: Washington State
🏟️: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
🕐: 1 p.m. PT
📺: Pac-12 Network
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— UCLA Women's Basketball (@UCLAWBB) January 28, 2024

Betting Odds

According to DraftKings, UCLA is a -10.5-point favorite. The point total over/under is 137.5.

How to Watch

The matchup will be televised on the Pac-12 Network, with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. PST.

Predictions

Even without Betts, the Bruins didn't miss a beat in the second half of Friday's game. They will be lacking in size with their bigs, but Osborne is a playmaker who is difficult to stop.

UCLA, 76-62.

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Angela Dugalic and Christeen Iwaula will have to step up in place of the missing Betts. Iwaula made the most of her playing time against Washington, scoring seven points and grabbing six rebounds. 

Dugalic had a season-high 13 rebounds against the Huskies.