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12UCLA Bruins
5-0, 5-0 ATS
45
at
24
FinalESPNESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
UCLA -2.5
CAL +2.5
Open –
Total
Over 53.5
Under 53.5

Source: DraftKings.

UCLA 45, CAL 24. UCLA covered by 18.5, over by 15.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 3 on California
UCLA 12 California
Moneyline2 of 2 on California
UCLA 02 California

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 UCLA2 California
California +2.52
Big Cat 1u*Line +2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 5 7:10 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postStuckey 1u*Line PK · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 5 5:48 AM ET · Record 41-28-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
UCLA +2.51
Rico Bosco 1u*Line +2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 3 2:49 PM ET · Record 48-35 · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
0 UCLA2 California
California2
Tom Fornelli 1uPrice +105 · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 3 9:19 AM ET · Record 41-48-1 · Original postWill Compton 3uPrice -110 (assumed, not posted) · 3u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 2 6:45 PM ET · Record 8-11 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

UCLA WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Road3-0 100%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As favorite4-0 100%Small sample
Last 55-0 100%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

California LWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home1-3 25%Small sample1-3 25% overSmall sample
As underdog2-3 40%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 5, 2026UCLA 45, CAL 24UCLA -2.5UCLA covered53.5Over
Nov 25, 2023CAL 33, UCLA 7UCLA -9.5CAL covered51Under
Nov 25, 2022UCLA 35, CAL 28UCLA -11.5CAL covered63Push
Nov 27, 2021CAL 14, UCLA 42UCLA -6.5UCLA covered57.5Under
Nov 15, 2020CAL 10, UCLA 34CAL -3.5UCLA covered56.5Under
Nov 30, 2019CAL 28, UCLA 18UCLA -1CAL covered50.5Under

UCLA 3-3 ATS in these meetings. 6 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

UCLACAL
5-0Record3-3
5-0Against the spread2-4
3-2Over-under2-4
+16.8Avg cover margin-4.9
39.2Points per game26.7
18.0Points allowed25.5
6.72Yards per play5.44
458.2Yards per game397.2
6.10Rush yards per carry3.30
60.5Completion %64.8
42.9Third down %37.1
+15Turnover margin+7
8Sacks allowed11
84.2Penalty yards per game89.7

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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