9:00 PM EST, FOX - Spread: Washington -3.5, Total: 45.5 Former Pac-12 rivals turned BIG 10 neighbors cross paths once again, as the suddenly surging UCLA Bruins look to take another step towards bowl eligibility in this trip to Seattle, where the Washington Huskies await under the bright Friday night lights of Husky Stadium. One of the most gratifying things for a coach is when their team finally figures it out and turns the corner, paying off … [Read more...]
Iowa @ UCLA
9:00 PM EST, FOX - Spread: Iowa -6.5, Total: 44.5 God bless conference realignment as newfound BIG 10 neighbors renew acquaintances after nearly four decades, with the suddenly prolific Iowa Hawkeyes making the long trek westward to the City of Angels where the rebuilding UCLA Bruins hope to have turned it around in search of their first 3-game win streak since the beginning of the previous campaign. My, oh my, what has gotten into Iowa (6-3, 4-2 … [Read more...]
(7) USC @ (16) UCLA
8:00 PM EST, FOX - Line: USC -2.0, Over/Under: 76.5 As the regular season races toward its conclusion, there is still a battle of Los Angeles to be decided as the seventh-ranked USC Trojans face off against the sixteenth-ranked UCLA Bruins in this crucial Pac-12 matchup from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. How ironic is it that in the waning months of the Pac-12 as we've come to know it, that the conference as a whole has seen a resurgence? … [Read more...]
NCAA Final Four: (11) UCLA vs (1) Gonzaga
8:34 PM EST, CBS - Line: Gonzaga -14, Over/Under: 145 A chaotic season followed by an even more chaotic tournament is set to conclude this weekend as the upstart eleventh-seeded UCLA Bruins battle the top overall seed in the dance, Gonzaga Bulldogs, in the latter National Semifinal from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Though the prestige of their program certainly trumps the remaining quartet of schools that comprise this Final Four, … [Read more...]
(5) Oklahoma Sooners @ UCLA
8:00 PM EST, FOX - Line: Oklahoma -22.5, Over/Under; 72.5 A pair of programs traveling in very different directions clash tonight, as the struggling UCLA Bruins play host to the No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners, from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Few schools have found it easier to reload than Oklahoma (2-0, 0-0 in Big XII), who after sending yet another Heisman Quarterback, along with a number of playmakers, to the NFL, continue to run up the … [Read more...]