Oregon State Beavers vs. UCLA Bruins CFB Preview & Free Pick

OSU vs UCLA Odds & Prediction

UCLA (3-0) is off to their best start since 2009 and they have one of the best rushing offenses in the nation. Oregon State (1-0) only has played one game with their first one being postponed, but what a game it was playing stellar defense in upsetting, then, 13th ranked Wisconsin, at home.

Oregon St. Beavers vs. UCLA Bruins
Venue/ Stadium: Rose Bowl, PASADENA, CA
Time/Date: 3:30 PM EST Saturday, September 22, 2012
NCAAF Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: Oregon State +250 / UCLA -300  
Spread: UCLA -7.5
Over/Under:  52

Matchup | Preview 

Oregon State Beavers vs. UCLA Bruins Preview

The last time these 2 teams met in La La Land the Beavers came out on top. NCAAF lines have the Bruins as 7.5-point favorites with a total of 52.

In their last games UCLA played great on defense in a 37-6 win over Houston and in their only game Oregon State beat Wisconsin 10-7.

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This season Oregon State is 1-0 ATS with an Over/Under record of 0-1 and UCLA is 3-0 ATS with an Over/Under record of 2-1.

UCLA ranks in the top 20 in passing yards per game and rushing yards per game and QB Brett Hundley leads a Bruins team that ranks 2nd in the nation in yards per game. Steven Manfro and Devin Lucien are his main targets and Lucien is averaging over 22 yards per catch. Oregon State’s pass defense held Wisconsin to only 172 yards in the air.

The big match up in this game may be star UCLA RB Johnathan Franklin, who leads the nation averaging 180.3 rushing yards per game, against the Oregon State rushing defense that shut down Wisconsin’s Montee Ball. No matter how you look at it OSU has to play a good all around defensive game, as the Bruins can move the chains in the air and on the ground.

Oregon State QB Sean Mannion passed for 276 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT and he has a few solid targets, but it is key that he is careful with the ball facing the Bruins, who had 5 INT last week. Overall, UCLA ranks 47th in the nation in passing defense. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

Oregon State struggled to run the ball in the Wisconsin game, but the Badgers have a good run defense. The same cannot be said for UCLA, as their run D only ranks 95th in the nation. The Beavers’ RB duo of Malcolm Agnew and Storm Woods have to run the ball well to keep the Bruins and their potent offense on the sidelines.

In some betting trends for this Pac 12 match up Oregon State is 15-6-1 ATS in their last 22 road games, 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win, and they have an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.

UCLA is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, and they have an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.

The Underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these 2 teams.

Jason’s Pick: I think the Bruins are for real and since OSU does not have a great offense I think UCLA’s defense will not be that exposed. UCLA will win this home game and cover the spread.