Michigan State vs UCLA Picks and Prediction – 2/5/2025

Michigan State vs UCLA Prediction
The Michigan State Spartans stay on the road Tuesday night with a game in Los Angeles against UCLA. Michigan State is the number 9 ranked team in the nation with eighteen wins and three losses on the year following a six point road loss against USC in their last outing. Offensively the Spartans are rolling averaging 80.4 points on 47.2% shooter from the floor but scored only 64 points in their last loss period defensively Michigan State on the job as well holding opponents to just 67.3 points per game overall this season. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.
Jaden Akins leads Michigan State this season averaging 13.5 points per game. Jace Richardson is second on the roster averaging 9.6 points and Coen Carr averages 8.8 points per game. Jeremy Fears Jr. averages 7.8 points and leads Michigan State dishing out 6.2 assists. Big man Jaxon Kohler averaged 7.3 points and both the team high 7.6 rebounds per game.
The UCLA Bruins stay home Tuesday 10 games above .500 riding a lengthy winning streak following a 26 point blowout of Oregon in their last outing. Offensively UCLA is scoring the ball well this season averaging 76 points per game through 22 games played but have averaged 80.8 points per game over their last five victories. Defensively UCLA has been just as strong holding opponents to 64.5 points per game and gave up only 52 points in their victory against Oregon.
Tyler Bilodeau leads the UCLA offense this season averaging 14 points per game. Eric Daley Jr. is second on the team averaging 12.4 points and Sebastian Mack is third on the team averaging 10 points per game. Kobe Johnson averages eight points and leads UCLA pulling in 5.6 rebounds and dishing out three assists per game.
Michigan State vs UCLA Pick Analysis
Both teams have found some success this year but the Spartans are rolling coming into this game. Look for Michigan State to do the work on both sides of the ball Tuesday night. Take Michigan State to get the win and cover out west against UCLA. Final Score Prediction, Michigan State Spartans win and cover 76-69.
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