Michigan State Spartans vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Peacock

The UCLA Bruins (16-6) will compete against the Michigan State Spartans (18-3) at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Michigan State Spartans faced off with USC and took a loss by a final of 70-64 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 17 and USC had 20 fouls. They converted 7 of their 22 shots from three-point range. USC finished the game at 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 attempts. In addition, USC snagged 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. USC doled out 9 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. When discussing defending, Michigan State allowed 42.1% from the field on 24 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Spartans buried 11 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 57.9%. Michigan State wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 5 of their 15 3-point shots.

Jeremy Fears Jr. is a guy who was a factor in this game. He left the arena with 12 points on 3 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and snagged 2 boards. He ended up going 42.9% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Michigan State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-3 so far this season. They average 80.4 pts per contest (48th in the country) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Spartans are hitting 29.0% on 3-pointers (117 of 403) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Michigan State is pulling in 40.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 385 assists on the year, which has them ranked 14th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Spartans are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are 121st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 273 relinquished so far this year. The Spartans are giving up a FG percentage of 39.9% (497 of 1,246) and they concede 30.9 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 60th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UCLA Bruins took home the win by a final score of 78-52 when they played Oregon. Concerning rebounding, UCLA allowed Oregon to collect 22 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 17.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 23 and finished the contest at 6 of 10 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Bruins permitted Oregon to convert 21 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.2% for the contest. In all, the Bruins finished 30 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.6%. Regarding three-point shots, UCLA converted 11 out of their 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.3%. Oregon committed 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Bruins to the free throw line for 12 tries. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Bruins recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the contest.

Eric Dailey Jr. ended up being a factor for the Bruins in the game. He made 8 out of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 23 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 16-6 this season. The Bruins are committing 18.1 fouls every game and they shoot 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per game (60th in college) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest. UCLA has scored 1,672 points this year (76.0 per game) and they pull in 32.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bruins are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which has them ranked 60th in college hoops.

The Bruins on the defensive end are ranked 21st in college hoops in points given up per game with 64.5. They are able to force 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (144th in college hoops). The UCLA defense gives up 32.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (161 of 499) and their opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.7 assists and 30.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 154th and 21st in college.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCLA

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