Mick Cronin’s UCLA Bruins look to stay hot as they host Darian DeVries’ Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.
This is projected to be a tight contest, but UCLA’s home-court advantage and strong recent performance have the Bruins established as 3.5-point favorites.
With both teams trending toward the Under, my Indiana vs. UCLA predictions and college basketball picks are for a low-scoring game on January 31.
Indiana vs UCLA prediction
Indiana vs UCLA best bet: Under 142.5 (-110)
The UCLA Bruins aim for a fourth consecutive win, and the game plan will involve the offense playing at its typical methodical pace (310th in tempo).
This style of play leads to low-scoring conference games — UCLA has played to the Under in eight of its last nine against Big Ten foes.
On the flip side, the Indiana Hoosiers enter as the slightly superior team according to the analytics (31st overall on KenPom; UCLA 39th). There is one main concern, however — they’ve been a mess on the road.
The Hoosiers rank 347th in Haslametrics’ Away From Home metric, notching road wins only over lowly Maryland and Rutgers.
For a team that usually relies on its offensive prowess to win games, it’s unclear if the jump shooting will be at its best during a Southern California road trip that has proven cumbersome for many Big Ten squads unused to cross-country travel.
The Hoosiers have typically underperformed offensively on the road, going 1-9 O/U in their last 10 away games.
Indiana has cashed the Under in five straight games, so here’s betting on a sixth in a game against another team streaking toward the Under.
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Indiana vs UCLA same-game parlay
Indiana has hit the first half Under in 20 of its last 32 games, and it wouldn’t be surprising if things got off to a slow start given the cross-country travel.
UCLA is definitely playing some of its best basketball of the season, but the 3.5-point spread is difficult to justify.
Indiana is the slightly superior team from an analytics perspective, and the two teams are quite similar, as both have struggled to beat quality teams other than Purdue.
Indiana vs UCLA SGP
- Under 142.5
- 1H Under 67.5
- Indiana +3.5
Our beyond the arc SGP: Hoosiers Roll!
UCLA hasn’t proven capable of beating quality teams, so nothing should be taken for granted until proven otherwise. The Bruins have won five of their last six, but those all came against bad teams other than Purdue — a team the Hoosiers also just defeated.
The Hoosiers have cashed the first-half moneyline in 19 of their last 32 games, and getting off to a strong defensive start would correlate well with an upset win.
Indiana vs UCLA SGP
- Under 142.5
- 1H Under 67.5
- Indiana 1H moneyline
- Indiana moneyline
Indiana vs UCLA odds
- Spread: Indiana +2.5 (-110) | UCLA -2.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: Indiana +145 | UCLA -165
- Over/Under: Over 144 (-110) | Under 144 (-110)
Indiana vs UCLA betting trend to know
UCLA has gone Under the total in seven of its last eight games. Find more college basketball betting trends for Indiana vs. UCLA.
How to watch Indiana vs UCLA
| Location | Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA |
| Date | Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 5:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | Peacock |
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