UCLA vs. Ohio State Women's Basketball Predictions

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The No. 1 seed UCLA Bruins (29-1) square off against the No. 5 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (26-6) in the Big Ten tournament Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Both teams will try to get one step closer to securing an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.

Saturday's matchup between the Bruins and the Buckeyes sees the Bruins as a double-digit favorite by 12.5 points. The game has a point total of 146.5.

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UCLA vs. Ohio State Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, March 7, 2026
  • Game time: 2 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: Big Ten Network
  • Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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UCLA vs. Ohio State Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: UCLA (-12.5)
  • Moneyline: UCLA (-847), Ohio State (+575)
  • Total: 146.5 points

Pick ATS:UCLA (-12.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (146.5)
  • Prediction: UCLA 79, Ohio State 66

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UCLA vs. Ohio State Comparison

UCLA Rank UCLA Stat Ohio State Stat Ohio State Rank
6th 85.2 Points Scored 82.3 12th
25th 57.2 Points Allowed 66.0 223rd
2nd 21.9 Assists 18.2 12th
33rd 12.5 Turnovers 12.9 47th
2nd 51.1% Field Goal % 45.8% 26th
18th 36.4% Field Goal % Allowed 40.2% 198th

UCLA Key Players

  • Lauren Betts leads the Bruins in scoring and rebounding, accumulating 16.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
  • UCLA's best passer is Charlisse Leger-Walker, who averages 5.6 assists per game to go with a PPG scoring average of 9.1.
  • The Bruins get the most three-point shooting production out of Gianna Kneepkens, who makes 2.3 threes per game.
  • Leger-Walker and Betts lead UCLA on the defensive end, with Leger-Walker leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Betts in blocks averaging 1.9 per contest.

Ohio State Key Players

  • Jaloni Cambridge racks up 23.1 points and adds 4.6 assists per game, and is at the top of the Buckeyes' leaderboards for those statistics.
  • Elsa Lemmila is at the top of the Ohio State rebounding leaderboard with 7.4 rebounds per game. Lemmilä also racks up 9.3 points and tacks on 2.0 assists per game.
  • Chance Gray is reliable from three-point range and leads the Buckeyes with 2.4 made threes per game.
  • Ohio State's leader in steals is Kennedy Cambridge with 3.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Lemmila with 2.2 per game.

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