UCLA Football: Staff Predictions vs. Arizona Wildcats

The UCLA football team is on the road again, this time against the Arizona Wildcats, after an all-time comeback win over Washington State.

The UCLA Football team had not only one of the greatest wins in program history, but one of the greatest wins in NCAA history. Down 32 with just under seven minutes to go in the third quarter, UCLA rallied from behind and ended up scoring 67 points after the final 22 minutes.

This was a great win in what has been an ugly stretch for the UCLA Football team. Fans are finally riding high, although it is time to come down from that high as UCLA is back in action on Saturday against Arizona.

A win on Saturday propels the positive feelings around UCLA even higher. A loss can bring fans back down to earth. Here is how the LA Sports Hub staff sees the game going down.

Jamaal Artis (3-5): 47-42, Arizona

The UCLA Bruins go into Tucson, Arizona on the wave of an epic comeback win against the Washington State Cougars. Now they must again try to find a win against an offensive-minded team.

The Arizona Wildcats have mobile quarterback Khalil Tate, a problem for the Bruins who despite their win continued to lack a cohesive defense to stop opponents. While the Bruins did enjoy a recent five-game winning streak against the Wildcats (2012-16) Tucson has not been kind to them in the past. Since 2005 the Wildcats have won 5 of 7 games against the Bruins at home.

This Saturday will be no different.

Hil Lopez (3-4): 24-20, UCLA

UCLA got its first win in surprising fashion last week against Washington St. on the road. They scored more points in that game than in the three games combined and will look to build on that in a road tilt against Arizona. Arizona has not played a conference game yet and is 2-1 overall.

They are coming off a bye week and should be prepared for their conference opener. However, given the state of how UCLA just played I see them pulling off a surprising upset against Arizona. Chip Kelly needs wins to stay off the hot seat and recover from his programs horrendous start. UCLA wins in a nail biter 24-20.

Redan Lopez (3-5): 40-36, Arizona

After coming off a thrilling 67-63 win, we don’t know what to think of UCLA. The same goes for Arizona, which has been up and down so far this season. Both are wild cards in terms of what we’re going to see the from them. I think Arizona pulls this one out in a close one.

Jason Reed (3-5): 35-17, Arizona

I think a lot of fans are expecting the UCLA football team to score a lot of points this week, and who can blame them? The team is coming off of a historic come-from-behind victory and Chip Kelly has always had the reputation of being an offensive wizard.

Let’s not forget that the Bruins scored just 14 points in each of their first three games, and up until that 22-minute stretch, did not look amazing against Washington State.

I think we see more of that in this game and the Bruins will not be helped out by constant fumbles as they were against Washington State.