UCLA vs Indiana Prediction 9-14-24 College Football Picks

The Indiana Hoosiers and the UCLA Bruins meet Saturday in college Football action from the Rose Bowl. Here’s a UCLA vs Indiana prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best UCLA vs Indiana pick.

Indiana Hoosiers Betting Preview

Indiana’s season began with a matchup versus FIU. The Hoosiers scored in every quarter on the way to a dominant 31-7 victory. QB Kurtis Rourke threw for 180 yards and a TD. Elijah Green and Ty Son Lawton combined for three rush touchdowns, 156 yards and 21 carries.

In their second Game versus Western Illinois back on Friday, Indiana had an even easier time. The Hoosiers scored double-digits in every quarter in a 77-3 victory. Rourke had 268 pass yards and two scores, while Justice Ellison had 117 rush yards and two TDs of his own.

UCLA Bruins Betting Preview

Over on the UCLA side, they started things out with a long trip to Hawaii back on August 31. The Bruins would come home with a victory, though. UCLA was down 10-0 at the break but ended up winning 16-13 with a 16-3 run in the second half.

In their opener victory, UCLA’s Ethan Garbers threw for 272 yards, one TD and two interceptions. Garbers also led the rush with seven carries for 47 yards. Topping the receivers was Rico Flores on 102 yards and a TD off three grabs.

UCLA vs Indiana Prediction

I’m going to stay with Indiana. Granted, the Hoosiers have had a couple of relatively soft matchups in their first two Games, but they’ve performed quite admirably in both. In the Western Illinois win, Indiana gathered a whopping 701 yards (378 passing), 10.3 yards per play and 33 first downs. On defense the Hoosiers held the Leathernecks to 121 total yards (109 passing) and eight first downs.

As for UCLA, they’ve had a little extra time to prepare for this one. That’ll come in handy as there are a few things to clean up after eking past Hawaii. The Bruins went a tepid 4-of-13 on third downs, a stat which will need to improve in order to keep the Hoosiers offense off the field. Ultimately I don’t think UCLA will quite get there, though.