With its most anticipated football season in over a decade ahead, early odds seem to be in UCLA’s favor to compete for a spot in the inaugural College Football Playoff.
The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas released its “Games of the Year” point spreads on Friday, and aside from its Oct. 11 matchup with Oregon at the Rose Bowl, UCLA is the favorite in every one of its games that are listed. Against the Ducks, the clear favorites in the Pac-12, UCLA is listed as a 3-point underdog.
UCLA’s games against Colorado, Utah, and Memphis were not listed.
Here’s the full rundown:
Aug. 30: Virginia (road) … -21.5
Sept. 6: Memphis (home) … not listed
Sept. 13: Texas (at AT&T Stadium) … -8
Sept. 25: Arizona State (road) … -7
Oct. 4: Utah (home) … not listed
Oct. 11: Oregon (home) … +3
Oct. 18: California (road) … -22
Oct. 25: Colorado (road) … n/a
Nov. 1: Arizona (home) … -14
Nov. 8: Washington (road) … -3.5
Nov. 22: USC (home) … -4.5
Nov. 28: Stanford (home) … -3