The UCLA Bruins are a perfect 3-0 straight up and against the spread in their last three games against the Arizona Wildcats. UCLA will be favored on the road this Saturday night, taking on the Wildcats in Tuscon.
UCLA vs. Arizona odds: Bruins road betting favorites over Wildcats
The favored UCLA Bruins and underdog Arizona Wildcats will battle for early Pac-12 South supremacy in Tucson Saturday night.
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UCLA is a 4-point road favorite on Saturday, according to sportsbook monitored by OddsShark.com. Arizona is 8-4 SU and 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games as a home underdog.
Down 20-10 to BYU at home in the fourth quarter, it looked like UCLA could be on its way to its first loss of the season. But thanks to an outstanding effort by the running game, the Bruins were able to come from behind and escape with a 24-23 victory.
Paul Perkins and Nate Starks combined for 300 yards rushing and two touchdowns, with Perkins notching 219 rushing yards on 26 carries. UCLA fell to 2-1 ATS but improved to 3-0 SU.
Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen was just 11 for 23 passing for 106 yards with three interceptions. He will need to be much better on the road this Saturday, where the Bruins are 8-0 SU and 5-3 ATS over their last eight games per the OddsShark College Football Database.
UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats
When: Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m. ET
Where: Arizona Stadium, Tuscon, Ariz.
Betting Line / Total: UCLA -4.0 / 64 Points
The Wildcats received some flack for their too-close-for-comfort 42-32 win over the UTSA Roadrunners as a 33-point home favorite back in Week 1. Since then, the Wildcats have looked a bit sharper, picking up wins and covers at Nevada, 44-20, and at home over Northern Arizona, 77-13.
Averaging 54.3 points per game while allowing 21.7 PPG, the Wildcats have seen all three of their games go OVER the total this season.
The UNDER is 5-2 in the last seven games between these two teams and 3-0 in UCLA’s last three games. Saturday’s total is currently set at 64 points.
The key factors in Saturday’s game will be Arizona’s rushing defense and the play of Rosen. If the Wildcats can slow down the run and force the freshman to make plays, they should be in good shape if Rosen is nearly as shaky as he was last week.
But having allowed 180.5 rushing yards per game against its two FBS opponents, Arizona looks ill-fit to stop UCLA’s rushing attack, which should propel the Bruins to a win and cover at -4.
