CBS Sports Classic Late Game — Two Teams in Two Different Directions
The UCLA Bruins and the 7th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will meet in the late game in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. The game is being played at Smoothie King Center and CBS Sports has the telecast at 4:30 pm EST.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -6.5-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game’s total opened at 157. The line has held steady.
The Wildcats and Bruins face for the third time in a little over 12 months. Two vastly different teams take the floor than those that met last December in Lexington or in March at the NCAA Tournament.
Gone are UCLA’s 2016-17 stars Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Isaac Hamilton. Add that with the suspension of three freshmen before the season the Bruins are playing with a thin roster. Jalen Hill, Cody Riley and the now-gone from the program LiAngelo Ball were caught stealing in China and were suspended for the season.
Year-to-year roster turnover is standard fare for Kentucky under coach John Calipari. Gone from last season’s team are key contributors Malik Monk, Isaiah Briscoe, Bam Adebayo and De’Aaron Fox. They have been replaced by four freshmen.
All of them are scoring in double figures. Forward Kevin Knox is at 15.8 points, guard Hamidou Diallo is at15.2, guard Quade Green is at11 and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is chipping in 10 ppg.
Green is coming off a 17-point performance in Kentucky’s 93-86 win over Virginia Tech a week ago. He debuted a pair of reflective glasses after being poked in the eye earlier in the week.
UCLA struggled with full-court pressure the last two times out. Cincinnati’s press forced 15 first-half turnovers last week in their matchup. This year’s Kentucky team is pressing more than any Calipari team in a decade.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
UCLA
8-3
3-8
82.82
76.18
6.64
2-5
0-1
6-5
4-3
1-0
Kentucky
9-1
5-5
81.30
69.20
12.1
3-5
0-0
5-5
4-4
0-0
Power Stats
Assists Turnovers
Name
Assists
Turnovers
Ratio
UCLA
15.73
13.45
1.17
KENTY
16.50
15.10
1.09
Rebounding
Name
Offense
Defense
Total
UCLA
10.82
30.45
41.27
KENTY
12.20
27.90
40.1
ShootingPercentage
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
UCLA
46.90
41.96
4.94
KENTY
50.34
39.84
10.5
Team Records
UCLA Bruins
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
8-3
7-2
1-1
3-8
2-7
1-1
82.82
76.18
6.64
Last 10
7-3
6-2
1-1
3-7
2-6
1-1
84.80
77.80
7.00
vs Conf
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Kentucky Wildcats
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
9-1
9-0
0-1
5-5
4-5
1-0
81.30
69.20
12.10
Last 10
9-1
9-0
0-1
5-5
4-5
1-0
81.30
69.20
12.10
vs Conf
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
CBS Sports Classic Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
82.82
41
69.20
102
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
81.30
58
76.18
209
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
ATS
O/U
AVG
AVG ½
FG%
REB
3PT
steals
UCLA
3-3
4-2
3-3
71.00
30.17
43.49
37.50
34/105
4.83
Kentucky
3-3
2-4
3-3
76.33
34.67
41.62
37.50
48/126
5.83
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
ATS
Total
O/U
FG% Edge
Reb Edge
3PT Edge
Away Half Score
Home Half Score
Away FG%
Home FG%
Away Rebounds
Home Rebounds
Away Three Pointers
Home Three Pointers
Away Steals
Home Steals
Mar 24, 2017
UCLA
75
KENTY
86
1.5
KENTY
167
U
UCLA
KENTY
KENTY
33
36
52.7
49.2
28
29
9/23
10/23
3
5
Dec 3, 2016
UCLA
97
KENTY
92
-11
UCLA
177
O
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
49
45
53
41.3
41
38
10/23
8/24
4
8
Dec 3, 2015
KENTY
77
UCLA
87
6.5
UCLA
144
O
UCLA
UCLA
KENTY
29
37
37.9
52.8
37
38
8/25
5/11
6
5
Dec 20, 2014
UCLA
44
KENTY
83
-15.5
KENTY
136
U
KENTY
KENTY
KENTY
7
41
26.8
50
42
47
5/16
12/26
6
8
Nov 21, 2006
UCLA
73
KENTY
68
3.5
UCLA
137.5
O
KENTY
UCLA
KENTY
38
30
43.9
44
37
33
2/18
6/15
8
3
Dec 6, 2003
KENTY
52
UCLA
50
9.5
UCLA
149
U
UCLA
KENTY
KENTY
27
17
27.1
34
41
39
4/13
3/14
5
3
Nov 10, 2000
UCLA
97
KENTY
92
1
UCLA
O
Push
Push
0
0
0
0
/
/
Nov 28, 1998
KENTY
66
UCLA
62
O
Push
Push
0
0
0
0
/
/
Mar 20, 1998
UCLA
68
KENTY
94
-11
KENTY
163
U
Push
Push
0
0
0
0
/
/
CBS Sports Classic Betting Trends
UCLA Bruins
UCLA is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
UCLA is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
UCLA is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kentucky’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kentucky’s last 21 games
Kentucky is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing UCLA
Team Last 5 Games
UCLA Bruins
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Dec 19, 2017
SDKOTA
85-82
W
-7.5
157.5
L/O
45.45
68.00
8
H
Dec 16, 2017
CINCY
63-77
L
4.5
148.5
L/U
41.07
66.67
11
H
Dec 9, 2017
MICH
69-78
L
6.5
145.5
L/O
43.86
71.43
4
A
Dec 3, 2017
DETRT
106-73
W
-21.5
177.5
W/O
52.78
79.17
11
H
Nov 29, 2017
CSBAK
75-66
W
-14.5
45.76
67.86
2
H
Kentucky Wildcats
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Dec 16, 2017
VATEC
93-86
W
-6
157
W/O
48.53
66.67
11
H
Dec 9, 2017
MONMO
93-76
W
-14
144.5
W/O
53.45
75.00
7
H
Dec 2, 2017
HARVD
79-70
W
-18.5
145.5
L/O
46.43
83.33
2
H
Nov 26, 2017
ILCHI
107-73
W
-18.5
144.5
W/O
66.67
67.86
4
H
Nov 22, 2017
IU-FW
86-67
W
-17.5
148.5
W/O
60.00
62.50
5
H
Next up:
UCLA home to Washington State Friday, December 29
Kentucky home to Louisville Friday, December 29
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