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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. UCLA Bruins
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the UCLA Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Pauley Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -5.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game's total opened at 149.5.
Last time out for UCLA, they were a 82-58 winner as they battled Lions at home. They covered in the match as a -9.5-point favorite.
Notre Dame was a 85-80 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Sooners. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Notre Dame:
Team record: 6-2 SU,3-5 ATS
Notre Dame is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Notre Dame is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Notre Dame's last 15 games
UCLA:
Team record: 6-2 SU,4-4 ATS
UCLA is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UCLA's last 6 games
UCLA is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Notre Dame home to Purdue Saturday, December 15
UCLA home to Belmont Saturday, December 15