The UCLA Bruins (5-3, 3-2 Pac-12) and Utah Utes (4-3, 3-1) tangle in a Saturday night game in Salt Lake City. The Pac-12 tilt at Rice-Eccles Stadium is slated for a 10 p.m. ET start. Below, we look at the UCLA vs. Utah odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
UCLA, which is coming off a 34-31 loss to Oregon, hits the road for a third game in four weeks. The Bruins, who allowed 296 passing yards to the Ducks, rank 125th in the nation in yielding 290.9 passing yards per contest. UCLA has won four straight games (straight-up and against the spread) on the road.
The Utes dropped a 42-34 game at Oregon State Saturday. Utah was outscored, 28-10, in the second half. The loss snapped a three-game win streak. The Utes now return to Rice-Eccles Stadium where they have won five in a row and 16 of their last 17.
UCLA at Utah odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: UCLA +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Utah -240 (bet $240 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UCLA +6.5 (-108) | Utah -6.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 59.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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UCLA at Utah odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Utah 31, UCLA 28
Money line
Utah has won four straight games against UCLA, outscoring the Bruins 190-75. But the price is right on shooting for the UCLA outright win in this one.
The Bruins have performed better than what surface results in recent games against Washington and Arizona State show. The Utah offense is perhaps a bit too far out over its skis with a points-per-game average of 31.9.
The Bruins are solid against the run. That puts the Utes in jeopardy — at least to the point that makes for value on UCLA (+190).
Against the spread
UCLA leads the all-time series 11-7. Against the spread, the road team is 6-2 across the last eight meetings. The Bruins are 5-0 ATS in their last five games on the road.
Figure UCLA +6.5 (-108) as a solid value. The Bruins have the favorable analytic matchups in the trenches in this one.
Over/Under
There are some signals bouncing both ways here. And even more points to the number that has this total dead on. PASS.
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