The No. 18 UCLA Bruins (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) visit Berkley to take on the Cal Golden Bears (4-7, 2-6) Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UCLA vs. Cal odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
UCLA is coming off a 48-45 home loss to rival USC last weekend. The Bruins, who were No. 16 before the defeat, were 2-point underdogs to the then-No. 6, now-No. 5 Trojans.
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UCLA scored the first 2 TDs and led 24-20 early in the 3rd quarter before USC took over. Bruins QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw for 309 yards with 4 TDs — and 3 INTS — while running for 81 yards with 2 more scores. The loss squashed the Bruins’ hopes of making the Pac-12 title game as they dropped a 2nd game in a row. UCLA will want to finish the season on a high note with a victory here against struggling Cal.