Wisconsin Badgers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Peacock

Pauley Pavilion is the location where the UCLA Bruins (12-6) will attempt to beat the Wisconsin Badgers (15-3) on Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers took the court against USC and earned the victory with a final of 84-69 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Badgers ended up walking away with 14 while USC totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 15 shots from long range. USC ended up shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by making 11 of 17 shots. Moreover, USC pulled down 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. USC recorded 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, Wisconsin allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in this game while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Badgers buried 13 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Wisconsin finished the contest with a 56.4% FG percentage (31 of 55) and buried 9 out of their 28 shots from distance.

John Blackwell is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away with 28 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Wisconsin will take the court with a mark of 15-3 on the campaign. They average 82.4 points per game (29th in D-1) while going 47.0% from the floor. The Badgers are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (167 of 482) and 85.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wisconsin is snagging 35.7 boards per contest and has 273 assists on the season, which ranks 125th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are surrendering 31.1% from 3-point land and they rank 153rd in college in opponents points per game (70.3). The Badgers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.5% (453 of 1,091) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 38th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 198 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the UCLA Bruins took home the win by a final score of 94-70 against Iowa. The Bruins recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 27 for the game. They also coughed it up 7 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. Iowa committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Bruins to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 70.0%. With regard to shots from distance, UCLA buried 8 out of 23 attempts (34.8%). When all was said and done, the Bruins went 36 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 62.1%. The Bruins permitted Iowa to knock down 21 of their 47 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 44.7% in this matchup. They finished 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 25 at the charity stripe (76.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, UCLA allowed Iowa to pull down 19 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Eric Dailey Jr. ended up having an impact for the Bruins for the contest. He made 8 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 12-6 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Bruins are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 92nd in college. UCLA has earned 1,362 pts so far this season (75.7 per game) and they collect 33.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (65th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. The Bruins are committing 18.5 fouls per contest while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The UCLA defense gives up 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (126 of 393) and their opposition makes 72.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.6 dimes and 31.0 boards every game, which is ranked 145th and 29th in the country. The Bruins on the defensive end are ranked 19th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 63.7. They are forcing 17.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the floor (122nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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