Stanford’s poor defensive metrics (132nd in EPA per play, 133rd in success rate) are skewed by terrible performances against USC and Oregon. True freshman quarterback Dante Moore is experiencing some difficulties lately and the offense hasn’t scored more than 25 points in any of its last three games while turning the ball over seven times in that span.Įven though Stanford’s defense has proven mighty susceptible this season, I don’t have confidence in the Bruins lighting up the scoreboard.

The UCLA Bruins are 4-2 this season but haven’t been tested much, winning each of their three non-conference games but stumbling to a 1-2 start in conference play. Wideout Elic Ayomanor had a breakout game against the Buffs, exploding for 13 catches, 294 yards, and three TDs - all of which came in the second half. The latter started the game against Colorado but it was Daniels who received the bulk of the playing time and quite frankly excelled, throwing for 396 yards and four scores. Stanford has rotated two quarterbacks this season in Ashton Daniels and Justin Lamson. That level of high performance earned him plenty of interest from FBS teams, and Stanford seems like the right fit after David Shaw was let go following consecutive 3-9 finishes. Taylor was previously the head coach at Sacramento State, where he went 30-8 overall and 23-1 in the Big Sky Conference across three seasons. Troy Taylor’s first season at Stanford has been a bit up and down - the Stanford Cardinal started the season with a bang, beating Hawaii 37-24, but proceeded to lose four straight games before notching last week’s thrilling victory over Colorado. I break it all down in my free college football picks for UCLA vs. Looking at the college football odds, the Bruins are 17-point favorites on the road while the total is set at 53.5. Trailing Colorado 29-0 at the half, the Cardinal roared back for a shocking 46-43 win in double overtime that marked the largest comeback in school history. Stanford enters this contest on the heels of college football's most exciting display last week. Chip Kelly and the UCLA Bruins slide up to the Bay Area to face Troy Taylor’s Stanford Cardinal in Pac-12 play for a Week 8 nightcap.

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