Presbyterian Blue Hose vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-4) are traveling to Pauley Pavilion on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the UCLA Bruins (4-1).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose faced California and took a loss by a final of 67-57 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Blue Hose finished with 15 while California accumulated 9 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. California ended up going 56.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, California snagged 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. California totaled 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Presbyterian allowed the other team to shoot 51.0% from the floor on 26 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Blue Hose buried 8 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Presbyterian finished the contest having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (21 of 56) and made 7 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Carl Parrish is a player who was a major factor for the game. He finished 31.3% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He played for 34 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 5 out of 16 shooting.

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Presbyterian will play this game with a mark of 3-4 this year. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Presbyterian is snagging 35.9 boards per game and is sitting with 93 dimes this year, which is 28th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Hose are shooting 27.6% on shots from beyond the arc (35 of 127) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They average 67.3 points per game (334th in D-1) while shooting 43.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Blue Hose are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 332nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 86 surrendered this year. The Blue Hose defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (164 of 380) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 31.8% from beyond the arc and they are 128th in college in PPG from their opponents (69.9).

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins got the win with a final of 79-48 against Sacramento State. When talking about rebounding, UCLA allowed Sacramento State to collect 31 in all (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 12.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 of 24 and finished the contest at 19 out of 30 at the charity stripe (63.3%). The Bruins permitted Sacramento State to make 13 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 24.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Bruins finished 28 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, UCLA converted 7 out of 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Sacramento State was called for 25 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Bruins corralled 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this game.

Eric Dailey Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Bruins for this game. He knocked down 5 of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and earned 10 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for this game.

UCLA has a win-loss record of 4-1 for the season. As an offense, the Bruins are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 127th in college hoops. UCLA has 381 points for the year (76.2 per game) and they collect 35.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.2 times per game (89th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Bruins have committed 15.2 fouls per game while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Bruins are ranked 37th in college in PPG surrendered with 63.2. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (112th in college). The UCLA defense allows 30.3% on shots from distance (37 of 122) and their opponents are converting on 68.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.6 dimes and 31.2 total rebounds per game, ranking them 256th and 62nd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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