College Basketball Odds: Utah-UCLA prediction, pick, how to watch

Utah Utes (12-5) visit the #7 UCLA Bruins (14-2) on Thursday night at 11:00 p.m. ET. Utah is coming off a 10-point home loss to Oregon but still sits at 5-1 and in second place in the Pac-12. UCLA has won 11 straight games and is in first place.

Utah and UCLA are playing each other.

Utah is trying to win for the first time in 11 games against UCLA. The Utes are No. 48 in KenPom and No 43 in NET. They are 2-5 against Quad 1 and Quad 2 teams. Utah is an average defensive team that relies on their work down low. Branden Carlson is the team's leading scorer and rebounder. The team is ranked 19th in the country in points allowed and 4th on the rebounding.

UCLA is on an 11-game win streak and is expected to be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They are No 4 in KenPom and No 7 in NET. Their only blemishes are losses to Baylor and Illinois. The Bruins are led by Jaime Jaquez Jr., Jaylen Clark and Tyger Campbell. They have only lost once in their last four games. Utah is 12-0 against everyone else. UCLA forces a turnover on 21.4% of opponents’ possessions.

Utah will keep things close against an undersized UCLA team.

Utah is +11.5 (-104) at the final odds.