The UCLA Bruins have really improved since the start of the season. The Bruins opened at 11-6, but have won 6 straight games to move to 17-6 on the season. Penn St. is 13-10 overall, but 3-9 in conference play. Penn St. is sneaky, and despite being just three games over .500 on the season, they have a scoring margin of +9ppg on the season. They are a very strong shooting team connecting at 48% on the season, and play at a slow pace. Getting a lot of points with a good shooting team in a low-possession game is a good place to be. Over their last seven conference games, Penn St. has covered 5 of them and lost by eight or fewer points in all but one of them. I like Penn St. in this one.
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January 14, 2026 8:30pm ET
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UCLA Bruins
#747
Penn State Nittany Lions
#748
Lines & Odds
-4.5 (-110)
ATS
+4.5 (-110)
-215
Moneyline
+179
OVER 148.5 (-105)
Total
UNDER 148.5 (-115)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the +4.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that UCLA would win by a score of 76.6 to 71.9 with UCLA winning on the moneyline and on the spread.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
UCLA Bruins 
29
42
71
Penn State Nittany Lions
23
37
60
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February 8, 2025 4:00pm ET
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Penn State Nittany Lions
#711
UCLA Bruins
#712
Lines & Odds
+10 (-110)
ATS
-10 (-110)
+437
Moneyline
-613
OVER 140.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 140.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on UCLA Bruins on the -10 ATS. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that UCLA would win by a score of 76.0 to 67.3 with UCLA winning on the moneyline, Penn State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Penn State at UCLA
February 8, 2025
4:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Penn State Nittany Lions
44
23
54
UCLA Bruins
44
34
78
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