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Wisconsin vs UCLA 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks

Wisconsin vs UCLA Prediction

Wisconsin vs UCLA Game Information

What: Wisconsin vs UCLA 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks
When: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 9:30 EST/6:30 PST
Where Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Wisconsin vs UCLA Line: UCLA -2.5
Total: 140.5
TV: Peacock

Wisconsin vs UCLA Preview

No. 18 Wisconsin (15-3, 5-2 in Big Ten) heads west to Westwood to face UCLA (12-6, 3-4 in Big Ten) to Pauley Pavilion for this Big Ten game on Tuesday night. In their last 5 games, the Badgers are 5-0, beating Iowa by 31 (116-85), Rutgers by 12 (75-63), Minnesota by 21 ((80-59), Ohio State by 2 (70-68), and USC by 15 (64-49) in their last game. In their last 5 games, the Bruins are 1-4, losing 4 straight to Nebraska by 8 (66-58), Michigan by 19 (94-75), Maryland by 18 (79-61), and Rutgers by 7 (75-68) before beating Iowa by 24 in their last game (94-70). Sportsbook DraftKings currently has Wisconsin at 120/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball championship with UCLA priced at 75/1 longshots.

Wisconsin Facing a Tough Task at Westwood

Wisconsin (10-7-1 ATS, 12-6-0 O/U) started the season off 8-0, and the Badgers (+130 Moneyline) only have 3 Losses (Michigan, Marquette, Illinois). Wisconsin is led by G John Tonje (17.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG), G John Blackwell (16.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.3 APG), F Nolan Winter (10.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG), G Max Kiesmit (10.5 PPG, 2.9 APG), F Steven Crowl (10.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG), G Kamari McGee (7.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG), and F Xavier Almos (4.0 PPG). The Badgers are currently averaging 82.4 PPG (#29) and allowing 70.3 PPG (+12.1 ppg Point Differential) heading into this game. Last season, Wisconsin was 3-9 on the Road and finished 11-9 in the Big Ten (22-14 overall).

Wisconsin Betting Trends

  • Wisconsin is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games overall
  • The Badgers are 4-1-0 ATS in their last 5 games
  • The Under is 3-1-0 in Wisconsin’s last 4 games
  • Wisconsin is 3-0 SU in its last 3 Road games (BUT, RUT, USC)
  • The Badgers were 16-19-1 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (45.7%) 

UCLA Comes in as an Unranked Home Favorite

UCLA (10-8-0 ATS, 7-11-0 O/U) finds itself the betting role of an Unranked Home Favorite (UHF) here, but after seeing the Badgers beat USC in Southern California, it’s hard to automatically want to back the Bruins (-155 Moneyline) from this quirky sports gambling Trend. UCLA is led by Tyler Bilodeau (14.6 PPG, 5.0 RPG), G Eric Dailey Jr. (12.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG), G Sebastian Mack (9.9 PPG), G Dylan Andrews (7.1 PPG, 2.4 APG), versatile G Kobe Johnson (8.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.3 APG), G Skyy Clark (6.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.7 APG), G Lazar Stefanovic (5.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG), C Aday Mara (4.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG), and G Trent Perry (4.2 PPG). UCLA allow 63.7 PPG and scores 75.7 PPG (#172) and 33.3 RPG (#347) and 16.1 APG (Tied-#69).

UCLA Betting Trends

  • UCLA is 5-5-0 SU/ATS in its last 10 games overall
  • The Over is 6-4-0 in the Bruins last 10 games, 4-0-0 last 4
  • UCLA is 1-4-0 SU/ATS in its last 5 games overall
  • The Bruins are 22-11 in First Half Moneyline last 33 (+16.15 units, 2% ROI)
  • UCLA is 9-1 SU at Home at Pauley Pavilion

Wisconsin vs UCLA Prediction

Wisconsin proved it can deal with the West Coast Travel and beat a former Pac-12 school on its Homecourt by knocking off USC in Los Angeles in its last game. The last time these two played was on November 21, 2017 when UCLA won 72-70 as 2.5-Point Home Underdogs in a game that went Under the closing Total of 148.5 by just 4.5 points. The biggest handicapping things here are UCLA’s 9-1 SU mark at Home (Site) and Over streak (3), Wisconsin’s 7-game Winning Streak and the propensity for Unders (3-1 L4) and the Bruins 3-4 mark in conference. The UHF Trend also looms large and if this team could beat Gonzaga, it should be able to handle Wisconsin at Home. UCLA is not USC. This Wisconsin vs UCLA NCAAB pick will look for the Home team to win by 3 or more.

Kevin’s Prediction: UCLA -2.5