Iowa at UCLA | Week 11 | College Football Picks, Best Bets

The Iowa Hawkeyes have won two games in a row and improved to 6-3 and 4-2 in the Big Ten. They are +59 in point differential in the Big Ten and have looked competent on offense since switching to quarterback Brendan Sullivan. The UCLA Bruins were a miserable 1-5 but have won two games in a row and are coming off an impressive victory at Nebraska. Iowa makes the long trip to Pasadena to battle the Bruins in a compelling Friday night Big Ten tilt between suddenly hot teams.

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Where to Watch Iowa at UCLA

Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
Time: Friday, 9:00 pm | Where to Watch: FOX
Spread: Iowa (-5.5) | Moneyline: Iowa -205/UCLA +168 | Total: 44.5

Iowa at UCLA Best Bet ATS: UCLA +5.5 and OVER 44.5

UCLA returns home after a pair of impressive road victories, and the SportsGrid model has a five-star projection for the Bruins to cover the spread in this game. The line is Iowa by 5.5, but the model has UCLA losing this game by only a field goal. In addition, the SportsGrid model has a five-star play on this game to reach 47 points and go over the projected total of 44.5. That’s right, an Iowa game to go over! The Hawkeyes switched to Brendan Sullivan, put up 40 points against Northwestern, and then hammered Wisconsin 42-10. It is a small sample size, but the Hawkeyes have averaged 41 points per game since the change at quarterback.

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Iowa at UCLA Best Player Props

The SportsGrid model has only one player prop suggestion labeled at three stars or better. Iowa‘s pass defense has been great in the past two weeks, surrendering only 62 yards to Northwestern‘s starter and then just 137 to Braedyn Locke of Wisconsin. Ethan Garbers is better than what the Hawkeyes have seen, but his over/under number is set at 234.5 yards, and the SportsGrid model thinks that is way too high. The model projects Garbers to reach only 189 yards, more than 40 yards short of his target. Take Garbers to go under 234.5 with confidence.