UCLA vs. UCF Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

The No. 7 UCLA Bruins (23-11) and the No. 10 UCF Knights (21-11) will meet on Friday to compete for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA is favored by 5.5 points in the opening round matchup, which starts at 7:31 p.m. ET on TBS. Here are the insights you need when filling out your bracket for this 7-10 matchup. The matchup has an over/under of 151.5 points.

Their last time out, UCLA lost 73-66 to Purdue on Saturday. Trent Perry's team-high 15 points paced UCLA in the losing effort. UCF is coming off of an 81-59 loss to Arizona in its last outing on Thursday. Themus Fulks put up 14 points, three rebounds and two assists for UCF.

UCLA vs. UCF Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 20, 2026 at 7:31 p.m. ET
• Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: UCLA -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: UCLA -249
• Moneyline underdog: UCF +197
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

How to watch UCLA vs. UCF

• TV Channel: TBS
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Betting the Over/Under: UCLA vs. UCF

• This season, 14 of UCLA's 34 games have gone over Friday's over/under of 151.5 points.
• In UCF's 32 games this season, 20 finished with more combined points than Friday's over/under of 151.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 158.7 points per game, 7.2 points more than the point total of 151.5 for this game.
• These two teams give up a combined 149.5 points per game, 2.0 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in UCLA's games is 2.8 fewer points than the over/under of 151.5 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 7.9 points lower than the average over/under in UCF's games this season of 159.4.

Betting the Spread: UCLA vs. UCF

• In UCLA's 34 games this year, it has 17 wins against the spread.
• The Bruins have an against the spread record of 9-8 in their 17 games when favored by 5.5 points or more so far this season.
• UCF is 15-17-0 against the spread this season.
• The Knights have an ATS record of 3-4 in their seven games when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, UCLA is 10-8 against the spread and 17-1 overall.
• UCLA is 7-7 ATS as a 5.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Away from home, UCF is 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: UCLA vs. UCF

• This season, UCLA has won 19 out of the 22 games, or 86.4%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Bruins have a record of 14-1, a 93.3% win rate, when favored by -249 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 71.3% chance of a victory for UCLA.
• UCF has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 18 games this year and has walked away with the win 10 times (55.6%) in those games.
• The Knights have a win-loss record of 2-5 with odds of +197 or worse this year.
• UCF has an implied victory probability of 33.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.