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