UCLA vs Nebraska Prediction College Football Picks 11/2/24

Nebraska (5-3) vs UCLA (2-5)

Game Info: Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 3:30 pm (Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium)

Betting Odds: Nebraska -6.5 / UCLA +6.5 --- Over/Under: 44.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The UCLA Bruins and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet in week 10 college football action from Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UCLA vs. Nebraska prediction.

UCLA Recap

The UCLA Bruins come into this one looking to build some steam after their bye week, snapping a five-game skid with a 35-32 win over Rutgers in their last game to improve to 2-5 on the year. After this game, UCLA will head home for a matchup with Iowa.

Bruins Trying To Build Momentum

Ethan Garbers has thrown for 1,484 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions on 64.9% passing while T.J. Harden has rushed for a team-high 180 rushing yards. Moliki Matavao leads UCLA in receiving with 251 receiving yards while Harden has a team-high 26 receptions for 238 yards and six more Bruins have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Carson Schwesinger has a team-high 72 total tackles. As a unit, UCLA has combined for 10 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.

Why the UCLA Bruins will win

  • Nebraska has lost each of its last seven home games in November.
  • UCLA has won four of its last five road games in November.
  • UCLA has covered the spread in each of its last four games as a road underdog.
  • Nebraska has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four November games as a favorite.

Nebraska Recap

The Nebraska Cornhuskers come into this one looking to bounce back from a 21-17 loss to Ohio State to fall to 5-3 on the year. After this game, Nebraska will head to USC for a matchup with the Trojans after their bye week.

Cornhuskers Drop Two Straight

Dylan Raiola has thrown for 1,744 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions on 66.1% passing while Dante Dowdell has a team-high 410 rushing yards with 6 TDs and Emmett Johnson has 261 rushing yards. Jahmal Banks leads the Huskers with 347 receiving yards along with a pair of TDs while Isaiah Neyor has 319 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. Three more Cornhuskers have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year for Nebraska. Defensively, Isaac Gifford has a team-high 44 total tackles while Ty Robinson and James Williams each have a team-high 4 sacks. Malcolm Hartzog Jr. also has a team-high 4 interceptions so far this season. As a unit, Nebraska’s defense has combined for 23 sacks and 9 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win

  • Nebraska has won eight of its last nine home games against non-AP-ranked teams.
  • UCLA has lost five of its last six games.
  • Nebraska has covered the spread in four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked teams.
  • UCLA has failed to cover the spread in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked teams.

UCLA vs. Nebraska Prediction

I’m with Nebraska here. Indiana and Ohio State is not an easy road trip for anyone as you could make a strong case that both could easily be in the college football playoff bracket in just over a month’s time. One win over Rutgers isn’t going to convince me that UCLA’s suddenly turned this offense around as it was a team that was struggling big time for the better part of the season. I think that the Cornhuskers get the win by a score so give me Nebraska here.

Chris’s Pick Nebraska -6.5

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