It is a division game against a highly ranked and undefeated team.
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USC is home against Oregon State on Saturday, and Arizona State-Washington State and Colorado-California wrap up the first weekend of play Sunday. The Sun Devils offense has been stagnant the past two games, taking well into the second half of both games to pull away from inferior talent. Here is our UCLA vs. Arizona pick for NCAA Week 4.
Not, apparently, all that well for UCLA’s head coach. The Bruins are 15-4 on the road under Mora.
The result could be a perception-changing win for a UA team that’s winless against UCLA (3-0) since Rodriguez arrived before the 2012 season.
The Bruins were a two-point favorite in this game.
Arizona is coached by Rich Rodriguez. The Wildcats again ran into turnover trouble on their next drive and fumbled on their third play.
The ground-game was doing its job well enough with 350 rushing yards.
UCLA’s schedule has been a little bit more hard than Arizona, but they still remain 3-0.
UCLA running back Paul Perkins (24) stiff-arms Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, September 26, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. One of the most successful programs of the past ten years is straddling the line that all great ones do – hanging onto success, while trying to avoid the inevitable slip – and the magnitude of the blowout is not something that can be ignored. The Bruins would start slow, fail to get the key first down or just generally not show up.
And it’s not just that the defense was dominant. UCLA has forced four turnovers this season but has six of their own. UCLA is 18/46 on third and fourth down conversions, and opponents are 16/55. UCLA recovered that one, too, and Rosen found Jordan Payton for a 5-yard touchdown pass that put UCLA up 28-7 early in the second quarter. He is probable with an ankle injury.
Kirk finished with eight catches for 173 yards.
The Bruins (4-0, 1-0) played well defensively without star linebacker Myles Jack, grounding Arizona’s high-flying offense most of the night. His temperament is rarely what one expects after a blowout victory, but it’s also indicative of the fact that there is a different standard of excellence in Westwood this season as the team is finally living up to a few clearly justified preseason hype.
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Shop and compare the best online sportsbooks with our sportsbook review page. The team will debut red chrome helmets and hold a “red-out” in front of a packed Arizona Stadium crowd. The Wildcats are #3 in scoring nationally. Rosen looked like a freshman – finally – against BYU a week ago, completing 11 of 23 passes for just 103 yards. The Wildcats are #81 or worse in total and passing defense. UCLA is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games.
