Pick 3: Halftime/Fulltime: Gonzaga/Gonzaga -185

One of the most exciting matchups in the early college basketball season is coming up tonight with the number 1 team in Gonzaga facing off against the number 2 team in UCLA at a neutral, Las Vegas. Both teams have been the early season favorites to win the NCAA tournament. Both teams come into this matchup 5-0 and scoring at an incredibly high clip. Each team averaging over 90 points per game and, shooting at high percentages from the field. 

UCLA is playing great defense keeping their opponents under 68 points per game and getting over 5 blocks and almost 8 steals per game. Gonzaga’s defense is even better. The Bulldogs are averaging almost 6 blocks per game, over 7 steals per game and, are keeping opponents to less than 60 points per game. 

I think Gonzaga is by FAR the best team in the country with their skill and experience coming from Junior Drew Timme and think it could be back and forth early but, that by the end of the first half the Bulldogs should show they’re the team to beat this year.