Two struggling teams square off when the UCLA Bruins (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-8, 1-4 Big Ten) on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM ET. The Bruins are 4.5-point favorites as they look to break a three-game losing streak against the Scarlet Knights, losers of three straight. The matchup has a point total of 137.5.
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UCLA and Rutgers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
UCLA is 6-2 against the spread when favored by 4.5 points or more this season.
Rutgers has a 2-2 record against the spread in games when it was an underdog by 4.5 points or more this year.
The Bruins and Scarlet Knights average 13.9 more points between them than the total of 137.5 for this matchup.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 0.3 fewer points per game (137.2) than this game’s total of 137.5 points.
UCLA’s average point total in matchups this season is 137.6, 0.1 points higher than the over/under in this game.
The average over/under in Scarlet Knights games this season is 13.5 more points than the point total of 137.5 in this outing.
The Bruins have a 9-7-0 record against the spread this season.
The Scarlet Knights have a 5-10-1 record against the spread this year.
UCLA Stats & Insights
UCLA has a +198 scoring differential, topping opponents by 12.4 points per game. It is putting up 75.0 points per game to rank 188th in college basketball and is allowing 62.6 per outing to rank 17th in college basketball.
UCLA ranks 279th in the country at 30.9 rebounds per game. That’s 2.3 more than the 28.6 its opponents average.
The Bruins make 6.9 three-pointers per game (260th in college basketball) at a 33.3% rate (206th in college basketball), compared to the 6.9 their opponents make while shooting 31.8% from beyond the arc.
UCLA averages 98.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (133rd in college basketball), and allows 82.0 points per 100 possessions (20th in college basketball).
Rutgers Stats & Insights
Rutgers is outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game, with a +30 scoring differential overall. It puts up 76.4 points per game (148th in college basketball) and allows 74.6 per outing (268th in college basketball).
The 33.3 rebounds per game Rutgers accumulates rank 144th in the nation. Their opponents record 32.8.
Rutgers knocks down 6.9 three-pointers per game (260th in college basketball), 1.2 fewer than its opponents. It is shooting 32.6% from deep (246th in college basketball) and its opponents are shooting 33.6%.
Rutgers ranks 206th in college basketball averaging 95.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 224th, allowing 92.8 points per 100 possessions.
UCLA Key Players to Watch
The leader in rebounds and assists for the Bruins is Kobe Johnson, who pulls down 5.8 boards and distributes 3.4 assists per game to go with a 7.8 PPG scoring average.
UCLA’s leading scorer is Tyler Bilodeau, who drops 14.9 points a game in addition to 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
Bilodeau makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bruins, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.2 per contest.
The UCLA steals leader is Johnson, who averages 2.0 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Aday Mara, who compiles 1.1 rejections per contest.
Rutgers Key Players to Watch
Dylan Harper’s points (20.1 per game) and assists (4.4 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Scarlet Knights’ leaderboards.
Ace Bailey grabs 7.6 rebounds per game (also scoring 18.9 points per game and adds 0.7 assists per game) which secures the top of the Rutgers rebounding leaderboard.
Bailey is reliable from distance and leads the Scarlet Knights with 1.7 made threes per game.
Rutgers’ leader in steals is Jeremiah Williams (1.2 per game), and its leader in blocks is Bailey (1.2 per game).
UCLA vs. Rutgers Prediction
UCLA 73, Rutgers 71
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