With a potent Chip Kelly-designed spread offense and a middling defense, it would seem like betting on Bruins overs would be an easy way to cash some tickets. USC would cover the spread if it won by four or more points. Spread tickets on the Bruins would cash with any loss of three or fewer points, or an outright win. Point spreads are a popular bet one can make on either team in a college football game and are based on the margin of victory for the winning team.Ī 31-28 loss for UCLA is still a win for spread bettors since the three-point margin of defeat is less than the 3.5-point spread.
The Bruins season worked out a little better for you if you like to bet on point spreads, as they posted a 6-7 record ATS. Coach Kelly, in his sixth year at UCLA, has been working to elevate the program and bring it to a level of success similar to his previous coaching achievements at Oregon. The team finished the 2022 season with a 9-4 record overall and a 6-3 record in the Pac-12 conference. The UCLA Bruins football team enters the 2023 season with a sense of optimism after achieving their best season under the leadership of Coach Chip Kelly.
