Rose Bowl features a battle between the host UCLA Bruins and the visiting Washington State Cougars in betting action Saturday.

They bring a 2-3 record (1-4 ATS) to the Week 6 battle against the 3-1 Cougars, who are 3-1 ATS against the spread. Over under bettors have seen UCLA go 3-2 so far and the Cougars go 3-1.



View Washington State vs UCLA Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: On the Sportsbook line for this matchup the Bruins sat as 3.5-point favorites . The total, meanwhile, had not been posted early in the week, so check the lines pages for the latest.

Power Rankings / Prediction: According to the Power Rankings here at OddsShark it's the No. 53-rated Bruins and the No. 86-rated Cougars in this matchup. Predictive formulas point to a 52-24 win for the Cougars on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up UCLA's No. 84-ranked offense (25.4 PPG) against a Cougars defense that ranks No. 55 at 24.2 PPG. The Bruins passing attack has averaged 198.2 yards per game, less than the Cougars give up through the air (234.5 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Cougars feature the league's No. 86-rated road run defense, allowing 194 yards per game. UCLA, meanwhile, ranks No. 30 in rushing offense at home.

Washington State was a 31-27 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Colorado. They covered the 3–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (58) made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.

UCLA lost its last outing, a 45-19 result against Stanford on October 1. UCLA failed to cover in that game as a 23-point underdog, while the 64 combined points took the game OVER the total.


Washington State Cougars Trends:
When playing in October are 1-9
When playing on grass are 1-9
After outgaining opponent are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 2-8

UCLA Bruins Trends:
When playing in October are 1-9
When playing on grass are 4-6
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 3-7

A few Cougars at Bruins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington State's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington State's last 5 games when playing on the road against UCLA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington State's last 7 games when playing UCLA
Washington State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UCLA's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington State
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of UCLA's last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UCLA's last 7 games when playing Washington State
UCLA is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington State


Next up:
Washington State home to Stanford, Saturday, October 15
UCLA at Arizona, Thursday, October 20