Each week we get a little bit closer to the games that matter most.
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The College Football Playoffs are closer than you probably realize and we are essentially at the halfway mark for the year.
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We will still have the conference championships and a few of the lower-level bowl games, and plenty of great matchups in between.
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One of those great matchups happens today as UCLA takes on Oregon.
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UCLA → happen → Oregon
UCLA comes into the game as the 21st-ranked team in the nation.
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UCLA → come → nation
In Week 1, UCLA took on Cal on the road and was able to win 45-24.
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UCLA → take → road
Then in Week 2, the Bruins hosted San Diego State University, winning 28-10.
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Bruins → host → University
The offense didn’t really get rolling, but their defense was good enough to get the stop.
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The Bruins faced Purdue in Week 3, and they got the offense back on track with a 52-38 victory.
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Then on the road against Maryland, they had their best game of the season, winning 54-3.
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Last week was a bye week, giving them a chance to prepare for this one.
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Most of their work has been done on the ground, as Nico Iamaleava has just 820 passing yards and four touchdown passes.
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They will need him to be elite against Oregon if they want to pull off an upset.
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It has not been a smooth ride to start the season with a couple of narrow victories and one upset.
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Week 1, the team hosted Boise State, and won 34-27, but this wasn’t exactly a comfortable game.
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The Ducks finally got the stops needed in the fourth quarter and the game-winning score.
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In Week 2, the Ducks couldn’t find a way to escape the loss.
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Ducks → find → loss
They faced Oklahoma State on the road and lost 39-31.
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It was one of those classic games where they were teetering toward a loss and then finally lost this one.
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After the loss, they faced Portland State and took out their frustration on them, winning 84-0.
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they → face → them
In Week 4, they won 41-27 over USC on the road, and that pushed them back up the rankings.
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that → win → rankings
In order for UCLA to pull off the upset, it needs to make this a grind-it-out type game.
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The Bruins have run the ball 60 more times than they’ve thrown it this season, so clearly they know their strength.
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they → run → strength
Oregon ranks 39th in the nation against the run.
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Oregon → rank → run
Oregon will look to use a balance of both the run and pass to get a win.
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However, it does feel like this still might not be enough to cover the spread.
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I don’t have much confidence in either of the quarterbacks.
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I lean to the over, though, as both teams should find some holes and put up at least 25 points each.
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I’m going to take the points with UCLA.
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I → go → UCLA
Oregon just doesn’t look that good this season.
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