Pac-12 South Division rivals meet when the UCLA Bruins and Arizona State Sun Devils get together in Tempe Saturday afternoon (3 pm ET, FX).

The Devils, who just suffered their first conference loss of the season to Oregon, were early seven-point favorites over the Bruins, who are 2-2 in league play and had last weekend off.



View UCLA vs Arizona State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: Bettors going with the Sun Devils in this game found them listed as 5.5-point favorites on the betting line at Sportsbook earlier in the week. The total was 57.5 Friday at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 16 (Sun Devils) and the No. 34 (Bruins) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 47-37 result in favor of the Sun Devils is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Arizona State's No. 24-ranked offense (37.7 PPG) against a Bruins defense that ranks No. 41 at 22.6 PPG. The Sun Devils passing attack has averaged 280.4 yards per game, more than the Bruins give up through the air (250.9 YPG on average).

In comparing defenses, the Bruins own the league's No. 49-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 147.3 yards per game when on the road. Arizona State, on the other hand, rates No. 37 this week in generating rushing yards at home.

In their last action, UCLA was a 21-14 Sportsbook at home against Utah. They failed to cover the 9.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (35) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. In their last game, the Bruins were Week 7 Sportsbooks, coming out on top of the Utes by a score of 21-14.

In their last action, Arizona State was a 43-21 loser at home against Oregon. They failed to cover the 8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (64) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Arizona State was hammered in its last outing, as Oregon ran up a 43-21 score against them at Sun Devil Stadium.


UCLA Bruins Trends:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 5-5

Arizona State Sun Devils Trends:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 4-6

A few Bruins at Sun Devils trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UCLA's last 5 games
UCLA is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UCLA's last 6 games when playing Arizona State
UCLA is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona State's last 5 games
Arizona State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UCLA
Arizona State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Arizona State is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games


Next up:
UCLA home to Arizona, Saturday, November 3
Arizona State at Oregon State, Saturday, November 3