[nysmoneyman]

too much respect to UCLA...this Wyoming club is 9-1 and has scored on everyone

i'm taking the points and using Wyoming in a teaser +30

Wyoming games played
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/wbk

Wyoming (9-1) at (13) U-C-L-A (8-2)


Tuesday, December 23rd, 10:30 p.m. (et)

The Sports Network
By Pat Taggart, Associate College Basketball Editor
FACTS & STATS: Site: Pauley Pavilion (12,800) -- Los Angeles, California. Television: FSN. Home Record: Wyoming 7-0, UCLA 6-0. Away Record: Wyoming 1-1, UCLA 0-1. Neutral Record: Wyoming 1-0, UCLA 2-1. Conference Record: Wyoming 0-0, UCLA 0-0. Series Record: UCLA leads, 5-1.


GAME NOTES: The Wyoming Cowboys are off to their best start since 1990-91 at 9-1, but they have to be considered underdogs in tonight's clash with the 13th-ranked UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion.


Wyoming opened the season with five straight victories, and after losing a one-point decision to Boise State, the team rallied for four more wins. The Cowboys are fresh off a 93-70 romp over Sacramento State, and while the overall record is certainly impressive, it is obvious that the club has beaten up on some rather weak opponents. After all, the nine victories have come over the likes of CS Bakersfield, Johnson & Wales and Prairie View A&M.


UCLA is 8-2 overall this season, and the team is currently riding a four-game win streak. On Saturday, the Bruins knocked off Mercer by a 76-59 final, and their two losses have come against Michigan and Texas by a combined total of seven points.


UCLA owns a 5-1 series lead over Wyoming, and the teams haven't met since 1987.


Wyoming is racking up an impressive average of 84.2 ppg, and the club has managed to hold the opposition to 69.6 ppg on 37.5 percent shooting from the floor. The Cowboys are outrebounding foes by nearly five boards per contest, and there are four players on the roster scoring over 15 points per game. Afam Muojeke leads Wyoming with 18.6 ppg, and Brandon Ewing adds 17.5 ppg and 6.4 apg. Sean Ogirri is netting 15.6 ppg, and Tyson Johnson checks in with 15.1 ppg and 9.5 rpg. In the 23-point romp over Sacramento State on Saturday, Ogirri posted 25 points to lead his squad. Ewing finished with 20 points and 11 assists while committing just a single turnover, and Muojeke also tallied 20 points to go along with nine rebounds. Johnson and Djibril Thiam contributed 11 points each for the Cowboys, who shot 50 percent from the field and finished with 18 assists against only 10 turnovers.


UCLA is scoring 73.6 ppg on 49.2 percent shooting from the
floor, and the squad is permitting a mere 57.8 ppg. Darren Collison leads his team with 15.1 ppg on 54 percent field goal efficiency, and he is shooting 51.6 percent from three-point range while draining 96.4 percent from the foul line. More than just a scorer, Collison is dishing out 4.6 apg as well. Josh Shipp provides 11.2 ppg, and Jrue Holiday checks in with 10.7 ppg. Collison finished with 20 points in the victory over Mercer on Saturday. Michael Roll scored 16 points, Alfred Aboya contributed 14 points, and Holliday finished with 10 points. UCLA allowed Mercer to shoot 50 percent from the floor, but the bruins committed nine fewer turnovers than their counterparts and scored eight more points from the foul line. Shipp didn't play in that game because of a sprained ligament in his left thumb, and it remains to be seen if he will be okay to participate against Wyoming.


UCLA gets the nod in this clash, as it will cool off the Cowboys. Still, keep an eye on Ewing, as he is special talent for
Wyoming.


Sports Network Predicted Outcome: UCLA 78, Wyoming 70

[curious]

I have Wyoming + the points.