Indiana at UCLA odds, picks and predictions

The Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) tussle with the UCLA Bruins (1-0) in a West Coast Big Ten tilt Saturday night. The opening kickoff at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will be at 7:30 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around Indiana vs. UCLA odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

Indiana has played 2 easy games so far and has outscored opponents 108-10. First-year coach Curt Cignetti is looking to lead the Hoosiers to their 1st conference road win since Nov. 19, 2022.

UCLA opened with an Aug. 31 win at Hawaii (16-13). The Bruins went 2-for-2 in coming off bye weeks last season.

The game marks the 1st gridiron clash between these 2 programs.

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Indiana at UCLA odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Friday at 2:39 p.m. ET.

• Moneyline: Indiana -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | UCLA +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
• Against the spread (ATS): Indiana -3 (-115) | UCLA +3 (-105)
• Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Indiana at UCLA picks and predictions

Prediction

UCLA 28, Indiana 17

Moneyline

PASS: a UCLA lean gets an edge in value when taking the points.

Not a lot can be read into 2024 performances for this one. Indiana’s twin wins came against FIU (Aug. 31) and FCS Western Illinois (Sept. 6). And UCLAs has played just once.

The Bruins return a lot of production from last fall. Look for that to show as an edge against an IU squad getting a jump-in-class game 2,000 miles from home.

Peg the UCLA defense as a difference maker in this matchup. Some ability to knock Indiana off schedule and create havoc plays makes the Bruins a value bet at UCLA +3 (-105).

The Under has cashed in 5 of UCLA’s last 6 home games.

Some defensive lean toward UCLA and a projectable combined struggle in re-zone efficiency make for a sliver of a lean on the UNDER 46.5 (-110).

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