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March 29, 2024

Vegas Play of the Day: Arizona at UCLA

UNLV vs. UCLA

Rick Bowmer / AP

UCLA guard Bryce Alford (20) drives through UNLV’s Jerome Seagears (2), Patrick McCaw (22) and Ben Carter (13) in the second half of a basketball game in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Lahaina, Hawaii. UCLA won 77-75.

We've reset the Play of the Day with fresh bankrolls and turned it into a yearly competition. Our three sports writers have re-started with $10,000 bankrolls to continue using on odds from the South Point.

UCLA plus-3 vs. Arizona: $330 to win $300

There’s not a better buy-low candidate on the board today than UCLA. The Bruins have lost two straight to open Pac-12 Conference play, giving tonight’s home game against the Wildcats a must-win feel.

The vast majority of money is coming in on Arizona, which has won eight straight. But the winning streak hasn’t exactly come against grade-A competition.

The best victory during the stretch was a 5-point win at Gonzaga. UCLA also beat Gonzaga by 5 points on the road a week later.

The Bruins shot a dreadful 39 percent in their back-to-back losses to Washington and Washington State. There’s little doubt they’re better positioned to hit shots in their home building, especially leading scorer Bryce Alford, who’s gone 7-for-32 from the field in the last two games.

UCLA is nothing special, but Arizona also isn’t the overwhelming force that’s won the Pac-12 in each of the last two years. The value is on the home team because if this game were played a week or two ago, there’s no way they would have gotten three points on the spread.

Current Standings (as of July 1):Brewer (30-25, $10,630), Bern (20-28, $6,435), Keefer (22-38-2, $3,861)

Lifetime standings: 2014-15 Champion Bern (100-101-1), Brewer (99-113-2), Keefer (105-121-4)

Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.

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