Arizona-UCLA Preview

The Arizona Wildcats and the UCLA Bruins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rose Bowl.
Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 3-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game’s total is sitting at 52.
Arizona was defeated 36-28 by New Mexico in Week 3, as 10.5-point road underdogs. The combined 64 points sailed OVER the posted over/under (50).
Willie Tuitama completed 27-of-50 for 321 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions in the loss.
Kevin Craft completed only 23-of-39 passes for 224 yards as UCLA got destroyed 59-0 by BYU in Week 3.
The Bruins came nowhere near covering the 8.5-point spread in that loss, while the combined points played OVER the posted total of 50.5.
Team records:
Arizona: 2-1 SU, 2-1 ATS
UCLA: 1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS
Arizona most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 4-6

UCLA most recently:
When playing in September are 7-3
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing UCLA
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
UCLA is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
UCLA is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UCLA’s last 5 games at home
UCLA is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Next up:
Arizona home to Washington, Saturday, October 4
UCLA home to Fresno State, Saturday, September 27

 

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