I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UCLA Bruins
75 94
FINAL Conference
Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten Conference · Pauley Pavilion · January 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -1.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money UCLA -130 / MICH +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual MICH +19 169 Lost
Massey UCLA -2.6 (-21.6)
Massey Totals 139.1 (+29.9)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 59%
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -4.1 (-23.1) 141.6 (+27.4) 68%
Model 4 ML UCLA -1.6 (-20.6) 141.0 (+28.0) 65%
Model 3 ML UCLA -2.5 (-21.5) 140.7 (+28.3) 63%
Baseline ML UCLA -2.4 (-21.4) 143.8 (+25.2) 62%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 MICH 8656 UCLA
Mar 31, 2021 UCLA 5149 MICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA MICH
Overall 23-11 27-10
Conference 13-7 14-6
Home 15-2 13-3
Away 5-5 7-3
Neutral 3-4 7-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 78.0
Avg Pts Against 65.2 71.5
Massey 17.5 (#16) 18.9 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 2.76 (#27) 2.61 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.40 (#35) 3.89 (#24)
RPI 0.596 (#41) 0.645 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA MICH
FG% 46.7% 51.3%
3PT% 34.9% 36.6%
REB / G 34.6 39.4
OREB / G 11.0 11.6
AST / TO 1.40 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 59.2%
TOV% 17.0% 21.1%
ORB% 32.8% 37.1%
FT Rate 23.5% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 26.2% 19.2%
DRB% 72.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 19.2%

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