Illinois Fighting Illini vs UCLA Bruins Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-21-2026

Illinois Fighting Illini vs UCLA Bruins Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-21-2026. Place a bet on this game at YouWager.lv..

Illinois Fighting Illini vs UCLA Bruins Prediction – College Basketball Picks 2-21-2026

The Illinois Fighting Illini took the court against USC and took home the win by a score of 101-65 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Fighting Illini finished with 19 while USC accounted for 22 fouls. They also made 7 of their 18 shots from downtown. USC shot 60.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 20 shots. Additionally, USC grabbed 30 rebounds (13 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. USC recorded 16 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the field on 23 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini buried 24 of 26 shots for a rate of 92.3%. Illinois ended with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 out of 62) and knocked down 13 of their 29 3-pointers.

Andrej Stojakovic is one player who had an impact for the game. He finished the game shooting 85.7% from the floor but didn’t record an assist. He saw the court for 18 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up with 22 points on 6 of 7 shooting.

Illinois heads into this game with a record of 22-5 this year. They are turning it over 9.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 13.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Illinois is pulling in 41.1 rebounds per game and has 399 assists this year, which ranks 115th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Illini are shooting 35.9% on 3-point shots (303 of 844) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They average 84.8 points per contest (26th in the country) while connecting on 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Fighting Illini have forced 7.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 178th in college in giving up assists with 356 conceded so far this season. The Fighting Illini defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.3% (690 of 1,712) and they surrender 30.7 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 32.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 45th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.1).

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins went home defeated by a final of 82-59 when they faced Michigan State. The Bruins were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. Michigan State earned 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, UCLA knocked down 8 of their 25 attempts (32.0%). When the game finished, the Bruins shot 21 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.8%. The Bruins permitted Michigan State to make 29 of their 55 tries from the field which had them sitting at 52.7% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 51.9% from behind the 3-point line via 14 of 27 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). Regarding rebounds, UCLA allowed Michigan State to collect 34 in total (7 offensive).

Tyler Bilodeau was important for the Bruins in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 32 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

UCLA has a record of 17-9 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bruins are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which is 122nd in the nation. UCLA has accounted for 2,007 points this season (77.2 per game) and they snag 32.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (104th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.5 times per game. The Bruins are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they connect on 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Bruins defensively are ranked 101st in college in points allowed per game with 70.9. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (146th in college). The UCLA defense gives up 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (198 of 640) and their opposition makes 75.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.4 dimes and 32.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 265th and 77th in those defensive categories.

✅ Our Illinois Fighting Illini vs UCLA Bruins Pick: Illinois ✅

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