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UCLA at Stanford NCAA Football Odds

Written October 2, 2009 by Black Widow

In a rematch of last year’s 23-20 home win by UCLA, the Bruins travel to Stanford to take on the Cardinal in Week 5. UCLA has started the season 3-0 while Stanford is off to a 3-1 start, their only loss a 17-24 heartbreaker at Wake Forest where they blew a 7-point fourth quarter lead. This will be the conference opener for the Bruins, while the Cardinal are already off to a 2-0 start in Pac-10 play with wins over Washington and Washington State. Let’s take a look at the college football lines which have Stanford -5 over UCLA with a Total Set of 45 points.

The Bruins have nothing to complain about after starting the season 3-0, including a big win over Tennessee in Week 2. UCLA will have an extra week of rest to prepare for Stanford, which could give them an edge. They last played on September 19th, a 23-9 home win over Kansas State. But the Bruins will have to play this game with backup QB Kevin Craft. Kevin Prince suffered a broken jaw against Tennessee and he still has a week or two before he can return to action. Craft was in the dog house last season, throwing 20 interceptions as a starter. He played decent against K-State, completing 13-of-24 passes for 186 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Head coach Rick Neuheisel loves true freshman Richard Brehaut, and regardless of whether or not Craft gets the start there’s a good chance you will see the freshman on the field at some point Saturday.

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Stanford has a chance to sit alone in first place in the Pac-10 if it were to beat UCLA Saturday. The Cardinal will be at a bit of a disadvantage having to play last week during the Bruins’ bye, but they made easy work of Washington with a 34-14 home victory. Stanford is clearly the most improved team in the Pac-10 to this point, and they still have bruising running back Toby Gerhart who rushed for more than 200 yards against the Huskies last week. The Cardinal have scored 13 touchdowns this season, but only 8 have come by the offense so Stanford is getting key contributions from the defense and special teams to help their cause. The Cardinal lead the Pac-10 in rushing, and they’ll rely heavily on their ground attack once again this week. UCLA has a pretty solid run defense, giving up just 74 rushing yards/game and 2.4 yards/carry. Stanford’s ability to run the ball will likely decide the outcome of this game considering they average 234 rushing yards/game and 5.9 yards/carry. They run the ball an average of 39 times and pass it an average of 22 times/contest.

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