The UCLA Bruins played against Iowa on Friday night at the Rose Bowl and got the third straight win. Now, they travel to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies in another Friday night contest.
This time, it marks the first-ever Big Ten Conference battle between the former Pac-12 schools.
Ahead of the game, Andy Yamashita of The Seattle Times made his prediction for the UCLA-Washington showdown.
“Washington certainly can’t breeze to bowl eligibility like it might’ve expected a month ago. It also has to deal with a scheduling nightmare following its late East Coast kickoff against Penn State, while UCLA gets a regular seven-day preparation window after playing Iowa on a Friday a week ago. But the Huskies are certainly a different team at home, where they have an active 19-game winning streak. Fisch’s squad is averaging 28.4 points per game at home against 15.2 points on the road or at neutral sites.”
Prediction: Huskies 27, Bruins 24
It is expected to be a close game, and the biggest question is whether or not UCLA can continue to play as well as they have over the past few weeks.
UCLA is 4-5 entering this game and suddenly, somehow, in the bowl game conversation. But, it is Washington’s final home game of the year, so it could mean more for the Huskies.