UCLA vs. Purdue Prediction: Purdue Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/28/2025]

Purdue and UCLA are scheduled to meet in college basketball action at Mackey Arena on Friday, with tipoff at 8:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Purdue as the most likely winner of today's game.

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

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Purdue's chance of winning is 68%, while UCLA's is 32%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive UCLA vs. Purdue predictions page.

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

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between UCLA and Purdue 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Purdue a 68% chance of beating UCLA. Our predicted final score has Purdue winning 72-67.

According to our model, UCLA (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

UCLA vs. Purdue Odds

We have researched the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	UCLA	Purdue
Spread	+5.5 (-105)	-5.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+210	-225
Total	o138.5 (-105)	u138.5 (-110)

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

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UCLA vs. Purdue Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's UCLA vs. Purdue matchup is on the total.

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UCLA vs. Purdue Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between Purdue and UCLA at Mackey Arena is scheduled to start at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: UCLA vs. Purdue
• Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Mackey Arena

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Conclusion

We predict Purdue, with a 68% win probability, will likely beat UCLA on Friday.

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