UCLA vs. Purdue odds, line: 2025 college basketball picks, February 28 best bets by proven model

The No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers will try to snap a disappointing four-game losing streak when they host the UCLA Bruins Friday night. Purdue has dropped out of the Big Ten regular-season title race, falling into a three-way tie for fourth place in the standings. UCLA is one of the other teams tied for fourth place, having won nine of its last 11 games.   

Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET on Friday at Mackey Arena. Purdue is favored by 5.5 points in the latest Purdue vs. UCLA odds, while the over/under is 138.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any UCLA vs. Purdue picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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The model has simulated Purdue vs. UCLA 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it also says one side of the spread is hitting over 60% of the time!

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