UCLA Bruins vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, Odds and Preview - 09/25/2021

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 25, 2021

Venue:  Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA 

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5, Stanford +5; Over/Under:  58.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5, Stanford +5; Over/Under:  58.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UCLA -5, Stanford +5; Over/Under:  58.5 points

 

UCLA Bruins:  2-1 (2nd place, Pac-12 South)

Stanford Cardinal:  2-1 (1st place, Pac-12 North)

 

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UCLA Bruins:  lost at home on Sep. 18 against the Fresno State Bulldogs 40-37.

Stanford Cardinal:  won on the road on Sep. 18 against the Vanderbilt Commodores 41-23.

 

 

 

UCLA is coming into this game with a 2-1 record overall and has not played in any road games yet this season where they will be in this game. This will be their first game on the road and it will be their first conference matchup of the year as well. They won their season opener against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and followed that one up with a win against the LSU Tigers. They lost their first game of the season against the Fresno State Bulldogs in their last game getting upset by them as UCLA was the favorite to win that one. Dorian Thompson-Robinson played a good game in that one as he completed 14/24 passes for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also led the team in rushing with 67 yards on 13 carries but no one else did a lot in the run game for them. Their receiving corps had a very good day as Kyle Philips led the team in receiving with 113 yards and 2 touchdowns on 7 receptions while Kam Brown was right behind him with 111 yards and 1 touchdown on 5 receptions. Qwuantrezz Knight led the defense with 6 solo tackles, 3 assisted ones, and he also had 1 sack in the game. Datona Jackson and Bo Calvert both recorded 1 sack each while Kenny Churchwell III came away with the only interception in that game. They have scored 119 points in their first 3 games and they have allowed their opponents to score 77 points against them. Their offense is averaging 423.3 YPG while their defense is allowing 405.7 YPG.

 

 

Stanford is coming into this game with a 2-1 record overall and is 1-0 in their conference games this season. This will be their first home game of the year. They lost their season opener against the Kansas State Wildcats but then they followed that up with wins against the USC Trojans and the Vanderbilt Commodores. Now they will be playing their home opener here. Tanner McKee looked alright in their last game as he completed 19/29 passes for 218 yards and 2 touchdowns. Austin Jones led the team in rushing with 80 yards on 7 carries. Brycen Tremayne led the team in receiving with 54 yards and 1 touchdown on 5 receptions in what was overall a quiet day for the offense. Jordan Fox and Gabe Reid led the defense with 6 solo tackles and 1 assisted one each. Stephen Herron recorded the only sack in the game for them and Jimmy Wyrick came away with the only interception. They have scored 90 points in their first 3 games and they have allowed their opponents to score 75 against them. Their offense is averaging 343.3 YPG while their defense is allowing 383.3 YPG.

 

UCLA has a strong offense this season as they have scored a lot of points in their games so far but their defense needs some work as they have also been giving up a lot of yards and quite a few points to go with it. Stanford's offense has really started to click in their last 2 games as they scored over 40 points in each one. If they go down in this game they are not going to just lay down and die, they will try to respond by scoring themselves. This game could have the score driven up very quickly as both teams try to respond to each other in a very important conference game. The best bet to make here is for this game to go over the total as there will be a lot of scoring from both teams.

 

UCLA Stanford Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 25, 2021 (6:00 pm ET start time) is UCLA 41 Stanford 35.

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UCLA Bruins: 88-103 ATS as a favorite. 110-124 ATS against conference opponents. 

Stanford Cardinal: 180-159 ATS in all games. 129-111 ATS against conference opponents.

 

 

UCLA Bruins:  M. Agude (LB) Ques Sat - Leg injury. S. Marrazzo (OL) Ques Sat - Leg injury. D. Hurt (WR) out for season - Suspension. 

Stanford Cardinal:  N. Williams (S) Out Sat - Undisclosed injury. T. Fisk (TE) Prob Sat - Undisclosed injury. E. Bonner (CB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury.

 

 

UCLA Bruins: Kyle Philips is one player to watch in this one. He leads his team in receiving and he will have to make some big catches in this game to help his team win here. This will be a tough conference matchup so look for him to make a big impact receiving.

 

Stanford Cardinal: Brycen Tremayne is one player to watch in this one. He leads his team in receiving yards and in touchdowns scored. He is coming off of a good game and he will want to continue that here as his team looks for the upset win. Look for him to make an impact in this game.

 

"I think the quarterback is a special player. We threw everything at him. We blitzed him, played cover zero, rushed three and dropped everyone else back into coverage. I think we threw the entire kitchen sink at him and he handled everything." - Chip Kelly on the Fresno State quarterback after losing to them last week.

 

 

 

"It's been a long time. Was kind of being facetious at the end of the game. We have to give the guys a map to the game day locker room. We haven't been there in so long. We're excited. We're excited to finally be able to go home. It's been a long road trip." - David Shaw on finally getting to play a home game this season going back with a winning record. 

 

 

WR Cota, Chase 

WR Brown, Kam 

WR Philips, Kyle 

TE Dulcich, Greg 

QB Thompson-Robinson, Dorian 

RB Brown, Brittain 

 

WR Higgins, Elijah 

WR Tremayne, Brycen 

TE Fisk, Tucker 

TE Archer, Bradley  

QB McKee, Tanner 

RB Peat, Nathaniel 

FB Heimuli, Houston 

 

Passing: D. Thompson-Robinson (668)

Rushing: Z. Charbonnet (242)

Receiving: K. Phillips (174)

Touchdowns: Z. Charbonnet (6)

Sacks: B. Calvert (2)

Tackles: Q. Knight (15)

 

Passing: T. McKee (570)

Rushing: N. Peat (169)

Receiving: B. Tremayne (165)

Touchdowns: B. Tremayne (3)

Sacks: S. Herron (2)

Tackles: N. Williams (13)

 

Coaches:

UCLA Bruins: Chip Kelly (4th season)

Stanford Cardinal: David Shaw (11th season)

 

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