The No. 2-seeded UCLA Bruins (29-5) meet the No. 15-seeded UNC Asheville Bulldogs (27-7) on Thursday night in a 2023 NCAA Tournament first-round game in the West Region. Tipoff is set for 10:05 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Bruins are 18-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 136 in the latest Caesars Sportsbook NCAA Tournament odds for UNC Asheville vs. UCLA. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

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