The Colorado Buffaloes (3-6, 2-3 Pac-12) visit the UCLA Bruins (5-4, 3-3) Saturday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Colorado vs. UCLA odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Buffaloes kept their bowl aspirations alive with a 37-34 win in overtime against Oregon State last week. Colorado has covered the past two games, the first time it has cashed in consecutive outings all season.
The Bruins were dusted 44-24 at Utah last time out on Oct. 30, falling for a second straight outing. UCLA needs just one more victory to attain bowl eligibility.
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Colorado at UCLA odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Colorado +570 (bet $100 to win $570) | UCLA -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado +17.5 (-108) | UCLA -17.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 57.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Colorado at UCLA odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 40, Colorado 29
Money line
UCLA (-900) will cost you nine times your potential return. They’re going to win this game, but making plays on this heavy of a favorite is amateur hour.
PASS, and play the number instead.
Against the spread
The play is COLORADO +17.5 (-108), as it should be able to keep this game within two touchdowns. The Buffs have re-discovered the offense lately, going for 33.0 PPG across the past two games against the Oregon schools. The Buffs are also 6-2 ATS in the past eight meetings in this series.
UCLA -17.5 (-112) has yielded 39.0 PPG across the two games in its mini-slide. It’ll get the win, but UCLA has won just once by by more than 11 points since the opener Aug. 28.
Over/Under
The OVER 57.5 (-110) has connected in nine of Colorado’s past 11 games as an underdog, while going 8-3 in the past 11 inside the conference.
For UCLA, it has hit the Over in four straight appearances at the Rose Bowl, while going 4-1 in the past five as a home favorite.
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