Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins Betting Preview
12 November 2022
The Pac-12 Conference football race is extremely tight heading into Week 12, and there are plenty of games that can impact the race. The UCLA Bruins host the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night, and this game has a pretty big spread.
Arizona has been much improved this season, but they are still just 3-6 on the year. The Wildcats have lost four straight games in conference action, but they have played three ranked teams during that stretch.
UCLA comes into this game with an overall record of 8-1 on the year, and they come into this game with some momentum. The Bruins are ranked number 12 in the latest College Football Playoff ranking, and they can still win this conference.
The UCLA Bruins are 19.5-point betting favorites over the Arizona Wildcats in this Pac-12 Conference showdown.
Wildcats Have to Defend
If the Arizona Wildcats are going to keep this game close, then they have to find a way to get some stops. Arizona comes into this game, allowing 38 points per matchup, and that’s just not good enough to win some games.
This version of Arizona football has been extremely impressive on the offensive end, as they are putting up 30.9 points per game. The Wildcats haven’t done a ton of running this year, as they are throwing for 328 yards per game.
Quarterback Jayden de Laura has thrown for 2,813 yards and 22 touchdowns, and he is good enough to take control of this matchup.
Bruins Running Over Opponents
The UCLA Bruins are scoring over 40 points per game this season, and they do most of the damage on the ground. UCLA is averaging 242 rushing yards per game, and they just have so many weapons that can rack up rushing yards.
Running back Zach Charbonnet is listed as questionable for this game, and he leads the team with 964 rushing yards and ten touchdowns. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is also having a huge season for UCLA, as he has thrown for 2,140 yards and 19 touchdowns.
UCLA is allowing 25.6 points per game as well, and that is one area that will need to improve over the final few weeks of the season.
Bruins Roll Over Wildcats
It’s been a rough stretch for the Arizona Wildcats as they have played some of the best teams in the country over the last month. Arizona has been able to score some points this season, but they have struggled mightily to get stops, and that’s going to be a problem in this game.
UCLA has been able to bounce back after a disappointing loss to Oregon, and this should be a huge night on offense for the Bruins. This game has the potential to be close for a half, but the Bruins are going to break this game wide open during the second half.
Bet the UCLA Bruins -19.5 as they have little trouble in blowing out the Arizona Wildcats on the way to a rout.
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