Back UCLA To Cover On The Road Vs. #20 Purdue

Odds have a 5.5-point spread set in favor of Purdue over UCLA.
UCLA is 16-11-1 against the spread this season.
Purdue has lost four straight games.

WEST LAFAYETTE. Ind. – The #20 Purdue Boilermakers are at home on Friday Night as the favorites against the UCLA Bruins in a Big 10 matchup highlighting the Friday slate of CBB.

This is a risky move on the legal sports betting sites side of things being that Purdue has lost all momentum as of late having dropped four straight games going into Friday Night.

UCLA vs. Purdue

Spread: Purdue -5.5
Total: 140.5

Boilermakers No Longer Boiling

It’s been a rough going for Purdue recently having dropped four straight losses outright and three straight against the spread. Looking back to their last nine, they’ve dropped five total games against the spread.

UCLA, on the other hand, can be trusted wholeheartedly against the spread here even as a road team underdog. They’ve covered the spread in four of their last five games and have won nine of their last 11 straight up.

Not to mention, UCLA has the third best record in the Big 10 against the spread with a 16-11-1 record and are averaging a +1.9 cover margin average.

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Sam Profeta

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