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The UCLA Bruins (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) and Stanford Cardinal (2-4, 1-3) meet Saturday at Stanford Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Stanford odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Bruins are away for the 3rd time in 4 games, and the road hasn’t been kind to UCLA. After winning 35-10 at San Diego State back on Sept. 9 in a non-conference game, the Bruins lost 17-14 at Utah on Sept. 23, and 36-24 at Oregon State last time out last Saturday. It’s also 0-2 against the spread (ATS) in road conference game this season.
The Cardinal pulled off the improbable comeback last Friday at Colorado. It trailed 29-0 at halftime, shutting off many TVs across the country. However, for those who stuck around, they saw Stanford post a 46-43 comeback victory in 2OT. While Stanford still has a lot of work to do, it saved its season, for now.
UCLA is No. 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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UCLA at Stanford odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:07 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): UCLA -900 (bet $900 to win $100) | Stanford +600 (bet $100 to win $600)
- Against the spread (ATS): UCLA -17 (-110) | Stanford +17 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 53.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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UCLA at Stanford picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 41, Stanford 21
Moneyline
UCLA (-900) will cost you 9 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk on the road, especially against a Stanford (+600) side which just received a big dose of confidence with its giant comeback in Boulder last week.
AVOID.
Against the spread
UCLA -17 (-110) will get the job done on the road. While Stanford +17 (-110) picked up the win at Colorado last week, that’s against a super poor defense. UCLA allows just 281.0 total yards per game to rank No. 11 in the nation, while conceding just 76.0 rushing yards per game. And the Bruins allow 16.2 PPG, so it should be back to struggles on offense for the Cardinal.
The Cardinal defense is horrendous, and UCLA should be able to move the ball at will, grabbing the cover in the process.
Over/Under
OVER 53.5 (-115) is the play in this Pac-12 contest.
The Bruins are racking up 214.8 rushing yards per game, ranking 10th in the nation, while producing 29.5 PPG. That should continue against an awful Cardinal defense yielding 459.7 total yards per game, 321.5 passing YPG and 36.0 PPG, all among the worst marks in the nation.
Stanford will fail to score very many points, but it will allow UCLA to produce oodles of points.
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