UCLA Football: Bruins open as favorites against the Colorado Buffaloes

The UCLA Football team enters their contest against the Colorado Buffaloes as favorites as they return to the Rose Bowl after two games away, which both turned into loses.

Not a lot has gone the UCLA Football (2-2) team’s way in the last two weeks. The Bruins started the season on a high note when they had a spectacular comeback against Texas A&M and pushed around Hawaii.

But things took a turn on the road as Memphis outlasted the Bruins in a shootout followed by a dismantling by Stanford in their last game. Currently, the Bruins are giving up 43.2 points per game (last in the Pac-12) while posting 45.0 points (2nd best in the Pac-12).

Not a great balance, but there are still things that are working for the Bruins. That is partially why they are favored over the Colorado Buffaloes (3-1) in their next contest.

According to Sports Book Review, the Bruins opened up as -6.0 favorites. In just a few hours, that line has moved to -6.5 for UCLA.

Though the Bruins had a rough time against Stanford, the Buffaloes did not have the greatest weekend either. After feasting on lesser teams, Colorado opened up Pac-12 play against reigning conference champions, #7 Washington and it was not good. Colorado took their first beating of the season as the Huskies ripped apart the Buffaloes, 37-10.

After UCLA’s 58-34 loss to Stanford, this game has lost a bit of steam, but it remains a very vital contest for both programs, especially as it is the second conference game for both teams. Win and you go .500. Lose and you start the Pac-12 season 0-2 and that will be a difficult hole to climb out of in this division.