Round of 64: Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. UCLA Bruins
- The Virginia Commonwealth Rams and the UCLA Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Wachovia Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Rams, while the game's total is sitting at 136.
Josh Shipp paced UCLA with 19 points in its 65-55 loss to USC in the Pac-10 Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
Southern California cashed as 6-point underdogs as the teams played under the 133.5-point total posted by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Virginia Commonwealth: 24-9 SU, 14-16-1 ATS
UCLA: 25-8 SU, 16-14-2 ATS
Virginia Commonwealth most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing George Mason are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
UCLA most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing USC are 8-2
After a loss are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Virginia Commonwealth is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Virginia Commonwealth is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Virginia Commonwealth's last 5 games
UCLA is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of UCLA's last 16 games
UCLA is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- The Virginia Commonwealth Rams and the UCLA Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Wachovia Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Rams, while the game's total is sitting at 136.
Josh Shipp paced UCLA with 19 points in its 65-55 loss to USC in the Pac-10 Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
Southern California cashed as 6-point underdogs as the teams played under the 133.5-point total posted by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Virginia Commonwealth: 24-9 SU, 14-16-1 ATS
UCLA: 25-8 SU, 16-14-2 ATS
Virginia Commonwealth most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After playing George Mason are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
UCLA most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing USC are 8-2
After a loss are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Virginia Commonwealth is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Virginia Commonwealth is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Virginia Commonwealth's last 5 games
UCLA is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of UCLA's last 16 games
UCLA is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games