Purdue vs. UCLA Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big Ten Tournament

The No. 6 seed UCLA Bruins (23-10, 13-7 Big Ten) are 6.5-point underdogs in their Big Ten Tournament matchup against the No. 7 seed Purdue Boilermakers (25-8, 13-7 Big Ten) on Saturday at United Center, tipping off at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The winner moves one step closer to the conference championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.

Last time out, Purdue won on Friday 74-58 against Nebraska. In Purdue's win, Fletcher Loyer led the way with a team-high 19 points (adding four rebounds and one assist). UCLA heads into this matchup following an 88-84 win against Michigan State on Friday. Donovan Dent's team-high 23 points paced UCLA in the win.

Purdue vs. UCLA Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET
• Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Purdue -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue -304
• Moneyline underdog: UCLA +239
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

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

• Purdue and its opponents have combined to exceed Saturday's over/under of 147.5 points 20 times this season.
• There have been 16 UCLA games that finished with a combined score over 147.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 160.1 points per game, 12.6 points more than the over/under of 147.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams give up a combined 141.1 points per game, 6.4 points less than this contest's over/under.
• Purdue has seen a 152.2 average over/under in its games this season, 4.7 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 1.5 points lower than the average over/under in UCLA's games this season (149 points).

Betting the Spread: Purdue vs. UCLA

• Purdue has 14 wins against the spread in 33 games this year.
• The Boilermakers are 8-14 ATS when favored by 6.5 points or more this season.
• In UCLA's 33 games this year, it has 16 wins against the spread.
• The Bruins have been underdogs by 6.5 points or more five times this year and covered the spread once.
• UCLA is 10-8 against the spread, and 17-1 overall, at home this season.
• At home, as a 6.5-point underdog or more, UCLA is 7-6 ATS.
• Purdue is 6-5 against the spread, and 8-3 overall, away from home.
• Purdue has two wins ATS (2-3) away from home as 6.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue vs. UCLA

• This season, Purdue has been moneyline favorites 29 times and won 22, or 75.9%, of those games.
• The Boilermakers are 18-2 this season when entering a game favored by -304 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Purdue, based on the moneyline, is 75.2%.
• UCLA has won in four, or 36.4%, of the 11 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Bruins have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +239 moneyline underdog.
• UCLA has an implied victory probability of 29.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.