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Struggling through their worst stretch of the season, the UCLA Bruins hope a second rout of the Stanford Cardinal in four weeks can help get them on track tonight. (AP Images)

UCLA won eight of its first 10 Pac-10 games and stood alone atop the conference but then went on to lose three of their next four and are now 1 1/2 games behind first-place Washington.

The Bruins are allowing 63.3 points per game but problems on defense have led to their decline. The Bruins have given up an average of 79.0 points over their last four games after holding four straight opponents under 70.

UCLA will try to repeat the dominant performance they had against the Cardinal on Jan. 31, forcing 19 turnovers and holding them to 38.5 percent from the field in a 97-63 win.

Stanford is in danger of losing four straight overall for the first time since a six-game skid in the 1992-93 season. Bet on college basketball with the Bodog Sportsbook.