Oregon football at UCLA Bruins picks, odds: What national media are saying

The No. 7 Oregon football team, fresh off a bye and an undefeated start to its season, will play in its first-ever Big Ten Conference game against UCLA this week at the Rose Bowl.

The game will air on FOX at 8 p.m. Saturday.

At BetMGM , as of Friday, the Ducks are 25.5-point favorites on the road. Oregon is -3000 on the moneyline while UCLA is +1400. The over/under (point total) is set at 55.

The Ducks (3-0) are coming off a bye while the Bruins (1-2, 0-1 Big Ten) were defeated by LSU on the road last week, 34-17.

Here’s what national media are saying ahead of the game.

ESPN: Ducks heavy favorites according to FPI

ESPN's Football Power Index, which measures a team's strength and uses it to forecast game and season results, gives the Ducks an 89% chance to win Saturday.

Projection: Oregon by 19.2 points

CBS Sports: Danny Kanell skeptical that Ducks can cover on the road

Danny Kanell says: “I don’t know where you trust Oregon at this point to go out and just blow out anybody. I know they’re impressive against Oregon State, I would like them as someone that thinks they’re really good … I’m going to UCLA keeps it inside that number at home.

Pick: Ducks won’t cover the spread

FOX: Chris "The Bear" Fallica says Ducks will score plenty

Chris Fallica says: “I would think UCLA, off of that week where you’re playing in hot and humid conditions in a physical type of game and you come home against Oregon, who has been off a week, and they played their best half of football the last time they took the field in the Civil War against Oregon State. I would expect the Ducks to put 40 on the board.”

Pick: Ducks to score over 39.5 against UCLA

Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz .

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