T.M. Selection: UCLA.

I like UCLA to cover the spread against Arizona in this game on Thursday. UCLA has looked great in a lot of their games this year and they have worked their way back into the 3rd ranked spot in the country. They have been through a lot this year with covid cases and postponed games but they still have a 16-2 record and are clearly 1 of the better teams in the country this year. I think this team is very resilient with what they have gone through while still maintaining a top spot and they have also looked great in their road games this year winning all 5 that they have played in. UCLA has won 6 games in a row and they even have a win over Arizona during that run, beating them at home by 16 points just over a week ago. Arizona didn't put up much of a fight in that game since they were trailing right from the start and I don't think anything is going to change here on their home court. UCLA's coach Cronin has prepared his team well for big road games and hostile environments and I expect UCLA to go in there and still win this game. Arizona has bounced back since losing to UCLA but they have only played the 1 game since then and that game was on Saturday. I think they will come out a bit slow and sluggish here due to the longer layoff between games and I think UCLA can take advantage of them early in this game again. Arizona has been winning a lot of their games lately by 15+ points but they also haven't been playing any tough opposing teams. UCLA has had a lot of experience going into hostile environments and playing against other ranked opposing teams so I think they are better prepared for this game and I expect them to keep it close if they don't win this game themselves. I like UCLA to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 72-67 UCLA.