A Saturday afternoon basketball game will pit the UCLA Bruins against the Michigan Wolverines. Not since the days of the “Fab Five” have the Wolverines enjoyed much success on the basketball court, and their bad luck continues today. As of this writing they are 4-6, but they have played well at home, going 3-0. They will need to hope they can keep up that play at home when they play the Bruins, who have only lost once this year, and started the season as the number one ranked team in the country.
UCLA’s only loss came to Texas, by two points. Much of their success this year can be attributed to freshman Kevin Love. Love, a center, came out of high school as one of the most widely regarded recruits in the nation. So far this year he is off to a blazing start, averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds a game. The entire starting UCLA lineup averages over ten points a game.
Michigan doesn’t have the firepower of UCLA, and that’s why I’m favoring the Bruins by more than a few points. Michigan has a freshman of their own, Manny Harris, that is also averaging 16 points a game, but unlike Love, Harris has no other support. For years Michigan looks like a team that may be good “next year.” This is one of those teams.
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