UCLA vs. North Carolina

You think these teams want to run-and-gun after playing yesterday? This is the third game in five nights for UCLA, off a 75-65 loss to Oklahoma yesterday shooting .377%. At least the defense was strong, allowing .328% shooting, including 26% from long range. But UCLA was 9 for 21 from the foul line as the game slid UNDER. This game is in the Bahamas and UCLA is 6-2 UNDER the total at neutral-site games, plus the UNDER is 8-3 in the Bruins' last 11 non-conference games. Butler found the kryponite against North Carolina, dominating the glass and shutting down the Tar Heels with great defense yesterday in a 74-66 Butler victory. North Carolina shot 38% and missed 14 free throws (56%). The UNDER is 10-2 when the Tar Heels face the PAC-12 and this shapes up as more of a defensive game than oddsmakers expect. Play UNDER the total.