The UCLA Football team is predicted to have an over/under of 9.5 wins next season, according to 5Dimes betting site.
Despite finishing the 2015 season 8-5, losing to Nebraska in the Foster Farms Bowl and ending the season unranked, things are looking up for the UCLA Football team in 2016.
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With sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen ready to get back on the field and work with the newly tweaked offense under Offensive Cordinator Kennedy Polamalu, many believe the Bruins will improve from last season.
There are several college football outlets predicting the Bruins to be highly ranked going into next season, but just as well, betting sites are having their say about the future of UCLA football (as well as several other top FBS teams).
More Season Win Totals via @5dimes
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Baylor 9.5
Georgia 9.5
Louisville 9.5
Ole Miss 9.5
Nebraska 9.5
Ohio St 9.5
Oklahoma St 9.5
UCLA 9.5
5Dimes, an online betting site, is predicting UCLA to get an over/under of 9.5 wins in 2016 . That is right, 9-10 wins is quite the possibility for the Bruins with these odds makers. That is considering the UCLA Bruins will have the 9th toughest schedule in the nation, according to ESPN, which includes out of conference games at BYU and at Texas A&M.
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Then when you look at the Pac-12, one of the toughest conferences in the nation, you know 2016 will be brutal for UCLA. The Bruins have games at Washington State, vs USC and vs Stanford (a team UCLA has not defeated since Watergate), so it will be very hard to navigate through the conference unscathed.
Still, UCLA Football Head Coach Jim Mora has vowed to improve the effort of the Bruins and started to after last season. Aside from adding some power to Polamalu’s offense, Defensive Coordinator Tom Bradley‘s defense has made adjustments, moving to a 4-3 formation, mostly in an attempt to improve the run defense.
Though the Bruins had eight players selected in the NFL Draft, with 12 total players signing with teams, the current UCLA Football squad still has a lot of fire power and depth. The question is, can they use those talents to take that jump to elite status?
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If so, we could very well be seeing a UCLA Football 9 or 10 win regular season.