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Wisconsin at #12UCLA

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Fri Oct 16, 11:00 PM CT / 12:00 AM ET · Rose Bowl (Pasadena)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: UCLA by 6.1Lean

All three models favor UCLA. The line, shown for comparison only, has UCLA by 3.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has UCLA by 7.3, Elo has UCLA by 2.5, and Our model has UCLA by 8.4. They are within 5.9 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Wisconsin +10.5 vs UCLA +15.3
UCLA by 7.3
Elo
Wisconsin 1673 vs UCLA 1673
UCLA by 2.5
Our model · experimental
Wisconsin +5.3 vs UCLA +11.2
UCLA by 8.4
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
UCLA by 3.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Lean
UCLA by 6.1

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Wisconsin

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

UCLA

As of Sat Oct 10, 12:30 PM CT · official conference report and public reporting

Last 5 meetings

UCLA leads 7–4 · last: Wisconsin 21–20, 2000 · Wisconsin has won 3 straight

SeasonResultSite
2000Wisconsin 21–20neutral site
1998Wisconsin 38–31neutral site
1993Wisconsin 21–16neutral site
1982UCLA 51–26—
1981UCLA 31–13—

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