UCLA Bruins vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/21/2023

Game Time: 10:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 21, 2023

Venue:  Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UCLA -17, Stanford +17; Over/Under:  53.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UCLA -17, Stanford +17; Over/Under:  53.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UCLA -17, Stanford +17; Over/Under:  53.5 points

UCLA Bruins:  4-2 (1-2) (8th place, Pac-12)

Stanford Cardinal:  2-4 (1-3) (11th place, Pac-12)

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UCLA Bruins:  lost their last game on the road against the Oregon State Beavers 36-24.

Stanford Cardinal:  won their last game on the road against the Colorado Buffaloes in overtime 46-43.

UCLA is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall and they have a 1-2 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 1-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Oregon State 36-24. Dante Moore was the starting QB and he completed 14/33 passes for 165 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions. Carson Steele led the team in rushing yards with 110 and 1 TD. Logan Loya led the receivers with 48 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD. Kamari Ramsey led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Laiatu Latu, Gabriel Murphy, Gary Smith III, and Grayson Murphy each led the defense in sacks with 0.5. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Stanford is entering this game with a 2-4 record overall and they have a 1-3 record in their conference games too. They are 0-3 in their home games, 2-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Colorado 46-43 in OT. Ashton Daniels was the starting QB and he completed 27/45 passes for 396 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Ashton Daniels led the team in rushing yards with 39. Elic Ayomanor led the receivers with 294 receiving yards on 13 receptions and 3 TDs. Gaethan Bernadel led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Collin Wright, Lance Keneley, Mitch Leigber, and Spencer Jorgensen each led the defense in sacks with 1. Alaka'i Gilman came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Stanford listed as a 17 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Stanford hasn't looked good this season with their 2-4 record overall and their 1-3 conference record but they did get their 1st Pac-12 win against Colorado last week and looked a lot better in that comeback win. Now they will be at home against UCLA who is only 4-2 overall this season and 1-2 in conference play. Both of their losses have been in their road games and now UCLA is on the road again with a really good defense but a questionable offense that has struggled to put up points in their games. Stanford is going to struggle against this UCLA defense but they are still going to put up some points at home here and UCLA doesn't have the kind of offense to put up a ton of points in this game and blow Stanford out. The best way to place a bet here is on Stanford to cover the spread in this game. 

UCLA Stanford Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 21, 2023 (10:30 pm ET start time) is UCLA 31 Stanford 17.

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UCLA Bruins: 6-1 ATS as a road favorite. 15-8 ATS in games played on a grass field. 33-20 UNDER as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 20-13 UNDER after gaining 275 or more rushing yards last game.

Stanford Cardinal: 8-22 ATS in all games. 6-18 ATS as an underdog. 3-12 ATS in home games. 8-4 UNDER after allowing 37 points or more in 2 straight games. 6-1 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive wins against the spread. 

UCLA Bruins:  C. Schlee (QB) Ques Sat - Upper Body. A. Kaho (LB) Out indefinitely - Leg. T. Mokiao-Atimalala (WR) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Stanford Cardinal:  B. Yurosek (TE) Ques Sat - Upper Body. J. Wyrick (S) Out Indefinitely - Undisclosed. J. Humphreys (WR) Early Nov - Knee.

“They play really hard. I think that’s the mark of a good football team. Jonathan (Smith) has that whole group playing really hard.” - Chip Kelly after his team’s loss against OR State in their last game. 

“Nothing that I said at halftime changed anything. Though, I’ll give you the message: It was that we didn’t play very well in the first half but then wait to see how you compete in the second half-and that was that. They went out and got it done.” - Troy Taylor after his team’s win against Colorado in their last game. 

WR Sturdivant, J.Michael 

WR Brown, Kam 

WR Loya, Logan 

TE Matavao, Moliki  

QB Moore, Dante 

RB Steele, Carson 

WR Ayomanor, Elic 

WR Reuben, Mudia 

WR Bachmeier, Tiger  

TE Yurosek, Benjamin 

QB Daniels, Ashton 

RB Irvin, Sedrick  

FB Taylor, Shield 

Passing: D. Moore (1304)

Rushing: C. Steele (522)

Receiving: J. Sturdivant (353)

Touchdowns: C. Steele (4)

Passing: A. Daniels (957)

Rushing: C. Filkins (206)

Receiving: E. Ayomanor (501)

Touchdowns: E. Ayomanor (4)

Coaches:

UCLA Bruins: Chip Kelly (6th season)

Stanford Cardinal: Troy Taylor (1st season)