Iowa vs. UCLA Prediction: UCLA Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/17/2025]

UCLA will square off with Iowa in college basketball action at Pauley Pavilion on Friday, commencing at 9:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts UCLA as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Iowa-UCLA game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict UCLA's chance of winning is 72%, while Iowa's is 28%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Iowa vs. UCLA predictions page.

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Iowa vs. UCLA Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between UCLA and Iowa at Pauley Pavilion is scheduled to begin at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Iowa vs. UCLA
• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Pauley Pavilion
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Iowa vs. UCLA matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Iowa vs. UCLA Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Iowa and UCLA 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives UCLA a 72% chance of beating Iowa. Our predicted final score has UCLA winning 77-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Iowa and UCLA each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 151.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

Iowa vs. UCLA Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Iowa	UCLA
Spread	+6.5 (-115)	-6.5 (-104)
Moneyline	+220	-255
Total	o151.5 (-110)	u151.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Iowa vs. UCLA Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Iowa vs. UCLA matchup is on the spread.

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Conclusion

We predict UCLA, with a 72% win probability, will likely beat Iowa on Friday.

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