Bruins host Beavers in Pac-10 tussle

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03/05/2009 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked UCLA Bruins are clearly favored in tonight's Pac-10 Conference clash with the visiting Oregon State Beavers.

Oregon State got hot recently, ripping off three consecutive wins. Unfortunately, that streak came to an end on Sunday, as the Beavers fell to rival Oregon in a 79-69 final on the road. They are now 4-7 in true road games and are facing a UCLA team that has won 14 of its 16 home games.

The Bruins are coming off back-to-back road victories, including a 72-68 decision over California on Saturday. While a Pac-10 title may not be in the cards, UCLA's 22-7 record is going to be more than enough to put the squad in the "Big Dance".

UCLA pounded Oregon State in a 69-46 final back on January 2nd, and the Bruins own a commanding 83-34 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams.

There is only one double-digit scorer on the Oregon State roster, as Calvin Haynes leads the team with his 15.5 ppg. Because of a lack of adequate offensive support, the Beavers are only generating 60.2 ppg this season. Fortunately, they are limiting opponents to 62.3 ppg, the most obvious reason that they are just one game below the .500 mark. In the 10-point road loss to Oregon last time out, Haynes tallied 16 points off the bench. Seth Tarver added 14 points, and Roeland Schaftenaar posted 13 points and six assists. The Beavers shot 50.1 percent from the floor, but they were outscored 26-10 from the foul line and outrebounded by a 29-23 margin.

Darren Collison has been tremendous for UCLA this season as expected. The veteran point guard is scoring 15.0 ppg on 53.3 percent shooting from the floor, including 41.9 percent from three-point range. Collison, a 91.8 percent shooter from the charity stripe, has dished out 144 assists to go along with 47 steals. Josh Shipp provides 13.4 ppg for the Bruins, who are getting 10.1 ppg and 6.0 rpg from Alfred Aboya. UCLA is generating 76.4 ppg while limiting foes to 63.7 ppg, and the fact that the Bruins are shooting 50.1 percent from the floor is astonishing. In the victory over California on Saturday, Collison racked up 22 points and six assists, as his Bruins finished with 19 assists against only six turnovers. Ship, Aboya and Nikola Dragovic all scored 12 points in the triumph.

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ODDS TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Notre Dame
Ohio State
West Virginia
Texas
USC
Florida
California
Auburn
Oklahoma
Iowa
Louisville
Florida State
Michigan
Miami (FL)
LSU
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Arizona State
Oregon
Clemson
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston College
Michigan State
Maryland
South Carolina
Colorado
Purdue
Georgia Tech
TCU
UCLA
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Wisconsin
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Fresno State
Hawaii
Northwestern
BYU
Oregon State
UNLV
Field (Any Other Team)
5-1
7-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
18-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
25-1
40-1
40-1
50-1
60-1
60-1
60-1
70-1
70-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
150-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
250-1
250-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
400-1
500-1
500-1
500-1
500-1
1000-1
1000-1
40-1



ODDS TO WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Miami (FL)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke
2-1
2-1
3-1
7-1
15-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
30-1
50-1
500-1



ODDS TO WIN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Baylor
Oklahoma State
7-5
9-5
9-2
12-1
14-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
35-1
100-1
100-1



ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Auburn
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
5-2
11-4
4-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
9-1
20-1
28-1
75-1
100-1
300-1

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