Purdue Boilermakers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/14/26

The Purdue Boilermakers look to make the Big Ten Final, but the UCLA Bruins stand in the way. The Bruins upended the Michigan State Spartans on Friday night, seemingly paving the way for Purdue to get to Sunday’s final. UCLA stunned Sparty 88-84 as a 5.5-point underdog as the Over (141.5) cashed, as Donovan Dent went for 23 points, 12 assists and four steals with three triples, and Trent Perry chipped in with 22 points. UCLA has covered four in a row, and six of the past seven, and Mick Cronin’s team is arguably playing its best basketball of the season.

The Boilermakers suffered a 69-67 loss to the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 20, as UCLA won outright as a 5.5-point underdog as the Under (147.5) cashed. Purdue showed Nebraska the door on Friday, 74-58, and it has won both of its Big Ten Tournament games by an average margin of victory of 14.5 points per game. That’s a stark contrast from how the Boilermakers finished the regular season, losing three of the final four games, while going 0-4 against the spread (ATS). Purdue is resurgent now that the postseason is underway, but it lost to UCLA in the regular season, and the Bruins have a ton of confidence after ousting Sparty.

UCLA +7.5 (-115) at time of publishing. Playable to +6.5.