The Washington Huskies (2-3, 1-1 in Pac-12) host the UCLA Bruins (4-2, 2-1) Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the UCLA vs. Washington odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
UCLA bounced back from a 42-23 beatdown by the No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils Oct. 2 with a 34-16 win at the Arizona Wildcats as a 16.5-point road favorite Oct. 9.
The Bruins are 4-2 against the spread (ATS) and 3-3 Over/Under (O/U) with the 44th-toughest strength of schedule, according to USA TODAY’s Jeff Sagarin.
Washington lost at the Oregon State Beavers 27-24 as a 2.5-point underdog by a game-winning field goal with no time remaining.
The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for a Washington team that lost its first two games of the season. The Huskies are 1-4 ATS and O/U with the 62nd-toughest schedule.
Washington beat UCLA 31-24 in October 2018 in their only meeting since the Bruins hired head coach Chip Kelly in 2018.
UCLA at Washington odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: UCLA +102 (bet $100 to win $102) | Washington -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UCLA +1.5 (-108) | Washington -1.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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UCLA at Washington odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 34, Washington 24
Money line
BET UCLA (+102) for 1 unit because the Bruins have a massive edge in the trenches and their ground game should have success Saturday.
UCLA’s offensive line ranks 14th in non-garbage time line yards per play and Washington’s defensive line ranks 112th in non-garbage time line yards per play.
The Bruins have the 14th-highest volume of rushing rate and the Huskies are 93rd in yards per rush allowed. The bottom line is UCLA will be able to execute its offense with seemingly little resistance.
Also, UCLA is 7-3 overall when playing with a rest disadvantage since Kelly took over (plus-6.9-point margin of victory).
Against the spread
PASS with a “lean” to UCLA +1.5 (-108) because the Bruins with a point-and-a-half worth of insurance isn’t much more expensive than their money line.
However, since this is a coin-flip game, there are some applicable trends that strengthen UCLA’s case as the right side in this contest.
Since 2018, Washington is 1-4 ATS following a bye, 8-17 ATS in Pac-12 games, 3-7 ATS with a rest advantage and 7-11 ATS as a home favorite.
Over/Under
“LEAN” to the OVER 54.5 (-120) for a tiny wager if at all because I don’t have as strong of a read on the total as the side, and there’s a “reverse line movement” in the betting market.
According to Pregame.com, around 85% of the cash wagered is on the Over, but the total has been moved down across most sportsbooks.
UCLA’s pass defense is bad and Washington might have to chuck the ball to keep up with the Bruins’ ground attack. I could see the Over “sneaking in the backdoor” with a late Washington TD in garbage time.
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