Washington State Cougars vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 10/7/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA

TV: PAC12

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-4)

Total/Over-Under: 58.5

The Washington State Cougars (4-0) are traveling to Rose Bowl on Saturday, October 7, 2023 where they will try to defeat the UCLA Bruins (3-1). Washington State opens this game as 4-point underdogs. The total is set at 58.5.

The Washington State Cougars head into this game 4-0 this season. In their last matchup, the Cougars played the Oregon State Beavers and notched a win by a score of 38-35. Cameron Ward connected on 28/34 with 404 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 221 and ended the contest with no picks. Nakia Watson was the leader on the ground for the Cougars with 8 totes for 46 yards (5.8 yards per attempt). The Washington State Cougars ended up rushing 30 different times and totaled 106 yards, which is an average of 3.5 yds per carry. On the day, they tallied 65 plays which gave them 528 yds. Washington State relinquished 17 pass completions on 34 tries for 198 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%. On the ground, the Cougars gave up 242 yds on 39 tries, which calculates to 6.2 yds per run allowed.

In terms of scoring, the Washington State Cougars hold an average of 45.8 points per game. As a team they're maintaining an average of 126.5 yards via the ground game ranking this team at 101st in the country. The Cougars have attained 2,129 total yards for the year. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Washington State has earned 15 passing touchdowns and 8 rushing touchdowns. Washington State has compiled 107 1st downs as a team, and they have been flagged for 23 infractions for 187 yds. They have given the ball to the opposition 5 times.

The Cougars are ranked 73rd in the nation in terms of their opponents scoring, giving up 25.5 points per game. The opposition is running for 4.4 yards per rush and 131.8 rushing yards per game for the season. In total, they have conceded 527 rushing yards through 4 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Cougars have allowed 1,002 yards which ranks them 45th in D-1. They have allowed 250.5 yards per game through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 59.5%. Over the course of this year, they have relinquished 382.3 yards per outing which ranks them 82nd in D-1. They have yielded 6 touchdowns by air in addition to 6 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Bruins head into this matchup 3-1 this season. In their last game, the Bruins went home defeated by a final of 14-7 against the Utah Utes. TJ Harden ran the football 11 times for 31 yards, finishing the contest with 2.8 yds per attempt for UCLA. Dante Moore (1 TD) ended the contest with 234 yards on 15/35 passing while his quarterback rating was 102.7. He tossed 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 6.7. UCLA conceded 48 rushing attempts for 102 yds (2.1 yards per carry). The Bruins passing defense gave up a completion rate of 52.9%, surrendering 117 yds on 9 out of 17 passing. The Bruins finished the game with a total of 243 yards and they ran 67 plays (3.6 yds per play). UCLA ran the ball for 0.3 yards per attempt, finishing with a total of 9 yards on 32 carries.

Concerning this team's ability to score points, the Bruins are sitting 54th in Division 1 maintaining an average of 32.0 points per contest. The UCLA Bruins average 456.0 yards/outing, which has them ranked 28th in D-1. The UCLA offense has compiled 200 yards of penalties on 24 violations, which ranks 98th in D-1 in terms of hurting your team. They have thrown 5 picks while allowing opponents to recover 3 fumbles and they have obtained 79 1st downs. For the year thus far, the Bruins have thrown for a total of 1,004 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 251.0 passing yards per game, ranking them 54th in college football. They hold an average of 205.0 rushing yards per game and have rushed for 820 yards overall.

UCLA has surrendered a total of 311 yards on the ground (77.8 yards per outing) and 1 touchdown rushing so far this year. They have allowed 3 touchdowns via the pass as well as 186.0 yards per contest, which puts them in 26th in college football. Their defense has earned 3 fumbles recovered and 6 picks this year. The Bruins defense has participated in 281 plays, which ranks 21st in Division 1. The Bruins are surrendering 11.0 PPG, which puts them 6th in Division 1. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 44 pts.

Who will win tonight's Cougars/Bruins college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Cougars +4

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