Gonzaga Bulldogs vs UCLA Bruins: Don Best NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four Odds & Insights for 4/3/2021

A spot in the NCAA Tournament National Championship is on the line as the No. 1 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-0) and the No. 11 seed UCLA Bruins (17-9) meet on Saturday at 8:34 PM ET at Lucas Oil Stadium (airing on CBS). Gonzaga is a 14-point favorite to survive and advance in this Final Four matchup.

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ATS Records for Gonzaga and UCLA

Gonzaga Leaders

• Drew Timme leads the Bulldogs in points and rebounds. He puts up 19.0 points per game while tacking on 7.2 rebounds.
• Jalen Suggs paces the squad with 4.5 assists per game.
• Corey Kispert is the top three-point shooter for the Bulldogs, connecting on 2.9 per game.
• The Bulldogs steals leader is Suggs, who grabs 1.9 per game. Timme leads the team averaging 0.7 blocks a game.

UCLA Leaders

• Johnny Juzang outpaced his teammates on the Bruins scoring front by putting up 15.5 points per game. He adds 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game this season.
• When it comes to UCLA leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Jaime Jaquez Jr. with 6.1 rebounds per game and Tyger Campbell with 5.3 assists per game.
• Juzang paces the Bruins with a team-high 2.0 made three-pointers per game.
• The Bruins leaders in steals and blocks are Jaquez (1.2 steals per game) and Cody Riley (0.7 blocks per game).

Points Insights

• The Bulldogs put up 91.6 points per game, 24 more points than the 67.6 the Bruins give up.
• Gonzaga has a 24-0-1 record against the spread and a 30-0 record overall when scoring more than 67.6 points.
• UCLA is 1-0 overall and 0-0 against the spread in games when it allows more than 91.6 points.
• The Bruins score an average of 72.9 points per game, only 4.4 more points than the 68.5 the Bulldogs give up to opponents.
• UCLA has put together a 16-5 overall record and a 12-0-1 ATS record in games it scores more than 68.5 points.
• Gonzaga's record is 9-0 overall and 4-3-1 against the spread when it allows more than 72.9 points to its opponents.
• The Bulldogs have put up a total of 694 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 23.1 per game), and the Bruins have out-scored opponents by 162 points on the season (5.3 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bulldogs and the Bruins rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 36.8 and 34.2 boards per game, respectively.
• The Bulldogs are 20-2-1 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bruins are 6-4-1 when they lose the battle on the glass.
• The Bulldogs and the Bruins grab offensive rebounds at nearly the same rate (8.9 and 9.7 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Bruins are 9-9-1 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bulldogs are 9-1-1 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Gonzaga records an average rebounding margin of +8.5 rebounds per game. UCLA averages a margin of +3.9 rebounds.