Posted on 2/7/2008 5:19:13 PM

NCAAB - UCLA vs. Washington State

By Mike Rose

All eyes will be on Pullman, WA when the 4th ranked UCLA Bruins bring their (20-2) SU mark to the Beasley Coliseum to take on the 17th ranked Washington State Cougars. The Bruins are a combined 8-0 SU on the road or at neutral venues this season, while the Cougars counter with an 8-2 SU mark at home. UCLA currently holds a 1-game lead for the top spot in the PAC 10 Conference over Stanford with the Cougars looking up just 3.5-games back. Along with being undefeated on the road this year, the Bruins have been moneymakers as the visitor cashing 6 of their 8 games with 1 push. Wazzou has only managed 4 covers in their 9 home games this season.

The Bruins enter tonight’s contest winners of four in a row both SU and ATS over both the Arizona and Oregon schools. Their last time out saw them pick up a decisive 82-60 home win and cover over the surging Arizona Wildcats. Freshman phenomenon Kevin Love registered 26-points and 11-rebounds as the Bruins got out to a 42-22 lead at the half and coasted towards the home win and cover.

Washington State comes into this game losers of two in a row at home to both Stanford and California. The shocking losses were the first suffered by the Cougars in their own house this season. They’re just 6-4 SU their L/10 contests, and a woeful 3-6 ATS their L/9 lined games.

These schools met earlier this season in LA and it was the Bruins that came out victorious. The 81-74 victory saw the Bruins barely cover the 6-point spread, and the game soared Over the closing ‘Total’ of 117. The win was the Bruins 7th straight over the Cougars, and 9th in the L/10 meetings.

With Wazzou coming into this game losers of two in a row at home, the Bruins have been tagged 2-point road chalks with the ‘total’ bet up to 123 from the opener of 119. Both these numbers can currently be wagered on at BetUS.com!!! The Bruins have covered their L/5 trips to Pullman, and the road team has covered 7 of the L/8 meetings. Wazzou has also failed to cover their L/5 Pac 10 affairs.

Will the Bruins continue its march throughout the PAC 10 this evening in Pullman, or will the Cougars pull themselves off the mat and finally protect their home turf? Tune to Fox Sports Net at 10:30 Et to find out!!!

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