UCLA vs. Penn State prediction: Why UCLA is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/14/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Wednesday at 8:30 PM ET as UCLA locks horns with Penn State in men's college basketball action at Bryce Jordan Center.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects UCLA as the most likely winner of the UCLA vs. Penn State game.

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

UCLA vs. Penn State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between UCLA and Penn State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives UCLA a 60% chance of defeating Penn State. Our predicted final score has UCLA winning 76-73.

According to our model, Penn State (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

UCLA vs. Penn State 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.

UCLA vs. Penn State 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: