Purdue vs. UCLA prediction: Purdue favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

UCLA and Purdue are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday, with tipoff at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Purdue as the most likely winner of the Purdue vs. UCLA game.

This article offers further insights into Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Purdue vs. UCLA prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Purdue a 67% chance of beating UCLA. Our predicted final score has Purdue winning 75-70.

According to our model, UCLA (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Purdue vs. UCLA odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

Purdue vs. UCLA picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: