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The No. 25 UCLA Bruins (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) and No. 10 Utah Utes (3-0,0-0) meet Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kickoff at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be at 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Utah odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Bruins are coming off a 59-7 conquest of FCS North Carolina Central, and they are a plus-91 in scoring margin through 3 wins. The nation’s top rushing average per carry (7.44) has helped ice all 3 games. UCLA is No. 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
No. 10 Utah has allowed just 2.83 YPC and should be a good test for the UCLA run game. The Utes have parlayed a solid overall defense into allowing just 31 points in 3 games. That includes UU defeating FCS Weber State 31-7 in Week 3.
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UCLA at Utah odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: UCLA +185 (bet $100 to win $185) |Utah -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UCLA +5.5 (-105) | Utah -5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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UCLA at Utah picks and predictions
Prediction
Utah 28, UCLA 21
Moneyline
Peg the true odds, or certainly any leverage on the value side — Utah, as being lost between these prices.
AVOID.
Against the spread
Utah QB Cameron Rising tore his ACL in the 2023 Rose Bowl Game, and he has missed each of UU’s first 3 games this season. However, Rising is expected to play in this one, and he joins a veteran Utes group that has returned a lot of talent from last year.
Rising and the Utes were undone 42-32 by the Bruins last fall, but the game was close statistically and UU was hurt by 3 UCLA touchdown drives of fewer than 65 yards.
The ability of Utah to limit a big-play Bruins offense looms large. And look for the Utes to have better success on 3rd downs. Their 37.8% success rate ranks 90th in the nation.
In this revenge spot, getting a big lift from their home venue, look for UTAH -5.5 (-115) to be a solid play.
Over/Under
A low-to-moderate score on a good-weather day is the prognosis for this one. The public is draped all over the notion of a game between 50-55 points.
PASS.
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