UCLA Football: Bruins Open As Favorites Against Stanford

The UCLA Football team find themselves in a very interesting position heading into the Stanford game… as favorites.

It seems like the season just started, but after three quick weekends, the UCLA Football team is already heading into the Pac-12 portion of their 2016 schedule.

That all begins this Saturday in a prime time event at the Rose Bowl as the Bruins take on those pesky foes from the north, the Stanford Cardinal. For those that do not know, UCLA has had a bad time with Stanford in their last eight meetings. Why? Because they have lost all eight of those games.

That could change this year, but we are not holding our breathe. Still, it seems as though many believe UCLA will have a shot to take down the Mighty Cardinal this season.

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According to VegasInsider.com, the Bruins open as a one point favorite (-1) over the Cardinal.

I know, right? I had to do a double take on that number as well.

Stanford is the Pac-12 powerhouse as they have won the Pac-12 Championship 3 out of the last four seasons. Interestingly enough, that first championship came at the hands of the UCLA Bruins in Head Coach Jim Mora‘s first season.

What is even more interesting is the fact that the 2012 Pac-12 Championship Game was the closest UCLA has gotten to beating Stanford in their last eight meetings.

UCLA was leading the game 24-17 at the beginning of the 4th quarter, but that did not last long. They were then blanked in the final quarter as Stanford scored 10 unanswered points to pull out the win.

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Though this is not a title game, it is a chance for UCLA to pull out an upset. Is this the year? We find out Saturday evening. Go Bruins!