Purdue vs. UCLA Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 20

The No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (17-1, 7-0 Big Ten) visit the UCLA Bruins (12-6, 4-3 Big Ten) at Pauley Pavilion, tipping off at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The Bruins are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

Purdue enters this matchup following a 69-64 win against USC on Saturday. Braden Smith totaled 22 points, four rebounds and five assists for Purdue. UCLA's last game was an 86-74 loss to Ohio State on Saturday. Tyler Bilodeau scored 30 points in UCLA's loss, leading the team.

Purdue vs. UCLA Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
• Spread favorite: Purdue -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue -244
• Moneyline underdog: UCLA +199
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

How to watch Purdue vs. UCLA

• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Purdue vs. UCLA

• Purdue and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Tuesday's total of 146.5 points 11 times this season.
• In UCLA's 18 games this season, nine finished with more combined points than Tuesday's point total of 146.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 163.3 points per game, 16.8 points more than the point total of 146.5 for this contest.
• The 137.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 8.9 less than the 146.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, Purdue has seen a 153.1-point over/under in its games this season, 6.6 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 1.2 points lower than the average over/under in UCLA's games this season of 147.7.

Betting the Spread: Purdue vs. UCLA

• Purdue is 9-9-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this season, the Boilermakers have been installed as favorites by a 5.5-point margin or more 15 times and are 7-8 ATS in those games.
• UCLA has seven wins against the spread in 18 games this year.
• The Bruins have been underdogs by 5.5 points or more two times this year and have not covered the spread once.
• At home this year, UCLA is 5-5 against the spread and 10-0 overall.
• At home, as a 5.5-point underdog or greater, UCLA is 5-5 ATS.
• On the road, Purdue is 4-0 overall and 3-1 against the spread.
• Purdue has two wins ATS (2-1) away from home as 5.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue vs. UCLA

• Purdue has won 15, or 93.8%, of the 16 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Boilermakers have entered 14 games this season favored by -244 or more, and won each of those games.
• Purdue has a 70.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• UCLA has been posted as the moneyline underdog five times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Bruins have been listed as an underdog of +199 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UCLA has a 33.4% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Purdue vs. UCLA

• Pick ATS: UCLA (+ 5.5)
• Pick OU: Over (146.5)
  
• Prediction: Purdue 77 - UCLA 75