Wisconsin vs UCLA Picks and Prediction – 3/14/2025

The Wisconsin Badgers will play the UCLA Bruins in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 70-63 on Thursday in the second round of the tournament. The Badgers shot only 41.5% overall but held Northwestern to just 37.0%. The Badgers forced 14 turnovers. Keep updated on College Basketball with our college basketball picks.

Nolan Winter and John Tonje each scored 18 points to lead Wisconsin to victory on Thursday, and no other player for the Badgers scored in double figures. The leading rebounder for Wisconsin was Tonje with seven points and Steven Crowl had a team-best three assists. The Badgers committed just 10 turnovers and won despite being outrebounded 36-32.

The UCLA Bruins completed their regular season schedule 22-9 overall and 13-7 in Big Ten action. UCLA ended the regular season with a 90-63 rout of crosstown rival the USC Trojans. Eric Dailey Jr was the leading scorer for UCLA with 25 points as the Bruins swept their two-game season series with the Trojans. UCLA has won two straight and three of its last four.

Tyler Bilodeau leads UCLA in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game and Eric Dailey Jr is second, averaging 12.0 points per game. Dylan Andrews is the leader in assists, averaging 3.3 per game and Kobe Johnson is the leading rebounder, averaging 6.0 rebounds per game. UCLA scores and average of 74.9 points per game, shooting 47.2% overall and 35.4% from 3-point territory.

The UCLA Bruins concluded the regular season playing well, winning each of the last two and three of the last four while going 3-1 ATS. As has been the case for a number of seasons, UCLA relies on a very strong defense that holds opponents to an average of just 65.1 points per game, which is 23rd lowest in the nation, and 42.8% shooting. The Bruins are 6-2 ATS over the last eight. Final Score Prediction, UCLA Bruins win and cover ATS 71-68.