Indiana Hoosiers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana Hoosiers (14-7) are on their way to Pauley Pavilion on Saturday where they will go up against the UCLA Bruins (15-6).

The Indiana Hoosiers took the court against Purdue and earned the victory with a final of 72-67 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Hoosiers ended up walking away with 15 and Purdue recorded 16 fouls. They converted 7 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. Purdue ended up going 53.3% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 15 attempts. Furthermore, Purdue snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Purdue earned 13 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the floor on 26 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers buried 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Indiana finished the contest with a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 out of 50) and knocked down 12 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Lamar Wilkerson is one guy who came through in this contest. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and collected 7 rebounds. He went 38.9% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Indiana comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-7 on the year. They have an average of 80.7 points per outing (90th in the country) while connecting on 47.3% from the field. The Hoosiers are hitting 35.9% on 3-pointers (223 of 622) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 34.7 boards per game and has earned 362 dimes for the year, which is 37th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They rank 22nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 221 surrendered so far this season. The Hoosiers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.3% (494 of 1,197) and they surrender 32.2 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 30.8% on 3-point shots and they are 70th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.3).

The last time they took the court, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 73-57 against Oregon. The Bruins were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game. They also gave up possession 4 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Oregon committed 17 fouls in the game which got the Bruins to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a rate of 87.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, UCLA converted 7 of 18 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bruins shot 23 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Bruins permitted Oregon to knock down 21 out of their 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.6% in this game. They finished 28.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 32 and ended up going 6 of 9 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In relation to attacking the glass, UCLA permitted Oregon to collect 33 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Bilodeau pitched in for the Bruins for the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for this contest.

UCLA has a mark of 15-6 on the year. The Bruins have committed 16.8 fouls per contest while shooting 75.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.4 times per contest (103rd in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.8 times per game. UCLA has tallied 1,620 pts this year (77.1 per game) and they collect 32.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bruins are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 68th in the country.

The Bruins on the defensive side of the court are 56th in the country in points given up per game with 68.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (86th in college). The UCLA defense concedes 29.6% on shots from distance (154 of 521) and their opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.6 assists and 32.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 193rd and 72nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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