The UCLA Bruins are still undefeated after taking care of business in Week 6 against the Utah Utes. The Bruins beat Utah over the weekend, 43-32, for another victory against a ranked opponent. In Week 5, the Bruins defeated then-No. 15 Washington Huskies, 40-32. Coming off a bye, UCLA will look to win its third game in a row against a ranked team when it faces off with the Oregon Ducks, who also rested in Week 7. After losing their season opener against the Georgia Bulldogs, the Ducks have racked up five straight wins, a stretch that includes their 49-22 road win over the Arizona Wildcats in Week 6. Check out our preview of this UCLA vs Oregon game in Week 8 of the 2022 college football season.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson put on a show to carry the Bruins past Utah. The quarterback passed for 299 yards and four touchdowns with just an interception on 18/23 completions against the Utes. But he also got a ton of help from running back Zach Charbonnet, who rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. UCLA’s offense has been incredible this season. The Bruins have scored at least 40 points in each of its last three games, two were against Top 25 squads. They are averaging 40.8 points per game, which is eighth nationally, and also 509.8 total yards per contest – good for fifth overall.
UCLA is 7-3 against the spread in its last 10 games overall.
Oregon’s offense is also among the most explosive in the nation. It did not look that way when the Ducks were limited to only three points in the loss to Georgia in the season opener. But since then, Oregon has scored an average of 49.8 points per game. And not all of their wins have been against patsies, as the Ducks also destroyed the then-No. 12 BYU Cougars in September at home, 41-20. Oregon is 11th in the nation with 494.2 total yards per game and has a defense that is keeping opponents to below 98 rushing yards per outing.
Oregon is 4-1 against the spread in its last five games.
