Indiana Hoosiers vs. UCLA Bruins

We are backing the Bruins to maintain their perfect 12-0 home record at Pauley Pavilion, especially with Indiana confirmed to be without starting point guard Tayton Conerway due to an ankle injury. While the Hoosiers enter with momentum following an upset of No. 12 Purdue, they face a UCLA defense ranked 21st nationally in three-point defense that may also see the return of defensive specialist Skyy Clark from a hamstring injury. We expect UCLA’s balanced attack, led by Tyler Bilodeau’s 18.2 points per game, to overwhelm a short-handed Indiana backcourt in this critical Big Ten clash.