And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Purdue Boilermakers
76 – 66
FINAL Conference
UCLA Bruins
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money PUR -250 / UCLA +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +10 142 Won
Massey PUR -4.4 (+5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 136.9 (+5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -4.8 (+5.2) 139.6 (+2.4) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -5.0 (+5.0) 137.6 (+4.4) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -4.9 (+5.1) 138.3 (+3.7) 72% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -4.5 (+5.5) 139.4 (+2.6) 73% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 PUR 73 – 66 UCLA
Jan 21, 2026 UCLA 69 – 67 PUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR UCLA
Overall 24-12 23-11
Conference 13-7 13-7
Home 14-2 15-2
Away 5-6 5-5
Neutral 5-4 3-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.2 74.2
Avg Pts Against 70.4 65.2
Massey 17.5 (#19) 16.3 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 2.83 (#22) 2.59 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.66 (#17) 3.22 (#31)
RPI 0.630 (#10) 0.589 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR UCLA
FG% 49.2% 46.6%
3PT% 37.9% 35.5%
REB / G 32.4 32.5
OREB / G 9.2 10.6
AST / TO 1.51 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 52.9%
TOV% 16.1% 15.8%
ORB% 30.4% 32.1%
FT Rate 26.2% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 23.4%
DRB% 70.8% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 26.6%

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