UCLA Bruins at No. 6 Stanford Cardinal (-20.5), Total 55 |
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UCLA evened its record to 2-2 on the season with a 27-19 win over the Oregon State Beavers as 4.5-point road underdogs last week, which was a nice bounce back performance from dropping a 49-20 home contest to the Texas Longhorns the week before.
The Bruins rank 28th nationally in rushing offense, averaging 214 yards a game, but will be facing a Cardinal defense that features the top-ranked stop unit in the nation against the run.
It’s important to note moving forward this season that the Bruins have gone on to become bowl eligible the last seven times they have won their conference opener, which occurred last week in Corvallis.
UCLA is 12-0 under head coach Rick Neuheisel when allowing under 20 points in a game, but that’s not likely to happen against one of the top offenses in the nation, as Stanford is averaging 41.4 points a game over its last 16 contests.
The team’s running game features two rushers that are currently in the top 12 in the Pac-12 conference, as Johnathan Franklin is averaging 75.8 yards and Derrick Coleman stands at 74.8.
sportsbook bettors in college football betting will find that the Bruins are 11-17 ATS over the last two-plus seasons and the ‘under’ is 18-11 over that span.
Stanford enjoyed a bye week after coming away with a 37-10 win over the Arizona Wildcats as 9.5-point road favorites, which followed wins over Duke and San Jose State.
The Cardinal will have to move past the loss of losing star linebacker Shayne Skov, which could have a huge impact in the team’s ability to win the national championship. He led the team with 84 tackles a season ago, along with 7 1/2 sacks.
Quarterback Andrew Luck will likely carry the team on his shoulders and will be looking to push his record to 3-0 versus the Bruins, which is a nice change from the program dropping the previous five meetings in this series.
Stanford has won seven straight home games and is 18-2 in its last 20 home games at Stanford Stadium. The team has also won a nation high 11-straight games entering Saturday’s contest.
College football bettors will need to take into account that the Cardinal are 16-6 ATS as a favorite and the ‘under’ is 12-10 over that span.
