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UCLA vs Wisconsin Prediction 1/21/25 College Basketball Picks Today

Wisconsin (15-3) vs. UCLA (12-6)
January 21, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: UCLA -3.5; Over/Under: 141
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The Wisconsin Badgers and the UCLA Bruins meet Monday in college basketball action from the Pauley Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UCLA vs Wisconsin Prediction.

Wisconsin Recap

The Wisconsin Badgers come into this game looking to build on their 84-69 win over USC last time out to improve to 15-3 on the year. After this game, Wisconsin will head home for a game against Nebraska.



Badgers Win 7th In A Row

John Tonje leads the Badgers in scoring with 17.2 PPG along with 4.8 RPG while John Blackwell has 16.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 2.3 APG. Nolan Winter has 10.7 PPG with 6.1 RPG to lead the Badgers in rebounding while Max Klesmit has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Badgers in the assist department up to this point in the year. Steven Crowl has 10.4 PPG with 5.5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Wisconsin so far this season. As a team, Wisconsin is averaging 82.4 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 34.6% from behind the three-point line, and 85.5% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Wisconsin Badgers will win

  • Wisconsin has won each of its last seven games.
  • UCLA has lost each of its last six night games against AP-ranked opponents.

UCLA Recap

The UCLA Bruins come into this game looking to build on their 94-70 win over Iowa last time out to improve to 12-6 on the year. After this game, UCLA will head back on the road for a game against the Washington Huskies.

Bruins Looking To Build Momentum

Tyler Bilodeau leads the Bruins in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 5 RPG while Eric Dailey Jr. has 12.2 PPG with 4.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UCLA up to this point in the year. Sebastian Mack has 9.9 PPG while Dylan Andrews has 7.1 PPG with 2.4 APG and Kobe Johnson chipped in 8.1 PPG with team-highs of 5.8 RPG and 3.3 APG as well as 1.9 SPG to lead the Bruins in rebounding, assists and steals as well this season. As a team, UCLA is averaging 75.7 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three, and 69.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the UCLA Bruins will win

  • UCLA has won each of its last 25 night games at Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescon following a home win.
  • Wisconsin has lost four of its last five road night games against the Big Ten Conference.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of UCLA’s last four games against AP-ranked opponents at Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescon have produced a total of 143+ points.
  • Each of Wisconsin’s last three night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.

UCLA vs Wisconsin Prediction

I’m with Wisconsin here. UCLA finally broke out last time out against Iowa, but I honestly think that game was more about UCLA catching Iowa in a bad spot as the Hawkeyes have just had major issues on the road. Wisconsin’s passed a lot of tests with flying colors including a dominant showing over USC last time out, and the Badgers also got to stay on the West Coast as opposed to dealing with the brutal travel schedules that a lot of teams face with the addition of USC, UCLA, and Washington to the Big Ten. I think that We’re getting points with the better team here so I’ll gladly take them with Wisconsin in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Wisconsin +3.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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