It's already a foregone conclusion that the UCLA Bruins and Arizona Wildcats will participate in March Madness 2017 as the NCAA tournament brackets are revealed. However, tonight the two teams are likely battling it to keep or improve upon their current seed projections. Tonight's game will also feature one of the top NBA Draft prospects on display in this highly-anticipated matchup for college basketball. Here's a look at the preview as well as how to watch the UCLA vs. Arizona live stream and TV coverage on Saturday night.
UCLA & Lonzo Ball
The UCLA Bruins feature top college prospect Lonzo Ball in action tonight.
The freshmen guard is currently considered one of the top two picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, and it's being said his play in the 2017 NCAA tournament might even bump him to being the top pick. Right now, its been a battle between Ball and Markelle Fultz of Washington, who is unlikely to be in the tournament. Ball and the Bruins are currently 25-3 overall and 12-3 in conference. A win tonight could certainly boost them towards a higher seed in the Big Dance as it would help them gain some ground in conference standings, but there's also the upcoming Pac-12 conference tournament on the way.
Arizona a top seed?
As of right now, the Arizona Wildcats are 26-3 overall and an impressive 15-1 in the conference.
The Oregon Ducks are just one game right behind them with a 14-2 record in the conference, followed by UCLA who are 2-1/2 games back. The Wildcats have won five straight heading into tonight's game and currently rank 27th in the nation in terms of points allowed to opponents (64 per game).
ESPN's Joe Lunardi projects in his Bracketology that Arizona will be a No.
2 seed in the Midwest region. However, should they continue their winning ways, capture their tournament and then a No. 1 seed falters between now and Selection Sunday, things could certainly change.
Game odds & how to watch
This has potential to be a close one from start to finish. Oddsmakers have pegged the home team Wildcats as two-point favorites.
They're also a slight favorite on the money line at a price of -135, while UCLA will be +115 underdogs. The over/under total is 161 points.
Game time tonight is scheduled for approximately 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time. ESPN will provide live televised coverage of the game around the country. For a UCLA vs. Arizona live stream feed, cable and satellite subscribers should log into their preferred WatchESPN platform online. WatchESPN is available as an app for mobile devices, smart TVs, video game systems and certain streaming media players like Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV.
For a way to watch a free live streaming feed of the NCAA game, SlingTV continues to offer any new customers a free one-week trial of their service.
With the subscription on the basic channel package, customers can enjoy a free week of live streaming channels online including ESPN, ESPN2, and many others. More details can be seen at the SlingTV website.