UCLA Bruins vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 2/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, February 28, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: FOX

The Purdue Boilermakers (19-9) will play the UCLA Bruins (20-8) at Mackey Arena on Friday.

The UCLA Bruins faced off with Ohio State and took home the win by a score of 69-61 in their last game. UCLA walked away from the contest with a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 57) and made 8 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Bruins buried 15 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 17 assists for the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defense, UCLA allowed the other team to go 31.7% from the field on 20 of 63 shooting. Ohio State recorded 10 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Additionally, Ohio State grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ohio State shot 93.8% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 16 attempts. They buried 6 of 27 shots from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Bruins ended up with 16 while Ohio State totaled 16 fouls.

Eric Dailey Jr. is a player who came through in this matchup. He finished 53.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 33 minutes played and also collected 8 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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UCLA enters this game with a mark of 20-8 so far this year. They average 74.8 points per contest (154th in the country) while going 46.6% from the field. The Bruins are shooting 35.5% on three-point attempts (204 of 575) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, UCLA is collecting 32.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 444 assists so far this year, which ranks 62nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bruins are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 105th in the nation in giving up assists with 349 relinquished for the year. The Bruins defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (611 of 1,444) and they relinquish 31.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 31.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 21st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (64.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-58 when they played Indiana. The Boilermakers earned 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. Indiana had 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 73.3%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Purdue knocked down 7 of 16 attempts (43.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Boilermakers finished the game shooting 20 for 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Boilermakers allowed Indiana to convert 28 out of 54 tries from the field which had them sitting at 51.9% in the game. They finished the game shooting 21.1% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 19 and ended up going 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Purdue permitted Indiana to snag 23 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Fletcher Loyer ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers for this game. He knocked down 6 of 9 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 assists in this matchup.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 19-9 so far this year. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per contest (38th in college) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. Purdue has totaled 2,170 pts so far this season (77.5 per game) and they pull down 32.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Boilermakers are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in D-1.

The Boilermakers are ranked 125th in college in points allowed per game with 70.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (260th in the nation). The Purdue defense allows 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 668) and their opponents are connecting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.4 dimes and 30.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 285th and 17th in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Purdue and under the total points

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