Iowa vs UCLA Picks and Prediction – 11/9/2024

The Iowa Hawkeyes visit the Rose Bowl and Pasadena, California on Friday for a Big Ten showdown with the UCLA Bruins. The Iowa Hawkeyes improved to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play following a 42-10 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. Iowa gained 422 yards of total offense and held Wisconsin to just 261 yards and forced the Badgers into two turnovers. Keep up to date with all the college football action, with our expert college football picks.

Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan has thrown for 186 yards with two touchdowns. Kaleb Johnson is the leading rusher with 1,219 yards and 19 touchdowns and the leading receiver is Luke Lachey with 209 yards. Iowa’s defense has made 21 quarterback sacks and intercepted 10 passes. 

The UCLA Bruins look for their third consecutive victory on Friday when hosting the Iowa Hawkeyes. UCLA is 3-5 overall and 2-4 in Big Ten play following a 27-20 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. Ethan Garbers threw two touchdown passes for UCLA and linebacker Kain Medrano had a pick-6 for the Bruins’ defense.

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers has thrown for 1,703 yards with 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. TJ Harden is the leading rusher for UCLA with 226 yards and one touchdown while the leading receiver is Moliki Matavao with 303 yards. The UCLA defense has made 12 quarterback sacks and intercepted four passes.

UCLA will not likely defeat Iowa on Friday but the Bruins will play well enough at home to cover the number. UCLA has covered the number in five of its last six and the Bruins have covered the nut in four of the last five versus an opponent from the Big Ten Conference. The Bruins have struggled this season to score but will play enough defense to keep the score close the entire game. Final Score Prediction, Iowa Hawkeyes win but fall short ATS 23-21.