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Pac-12 Picks: Scribes look to rebound after .500 performance last week

[tps_title]UCLA at Oregon State[/tps_title]

[tps_header]1:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks[/tps_header]


UCLA (6-2, 3-2) AT
OREGON STATE (2-6, 0-5) AT

2:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

Pointspread: UCLA favored by 16.5 points/h4>

— UCLA opened as a 15.5-point favorite.

— The Bruins, massively affected by injuries at the linebacker position, rank last in the Pac-12 and in the bottom 20 nationally in rushing yards allowed per game, and that total has ballooned to 245.8 yards in conference play as the injuries have piled up.

— The Bruins still control their own destiny in the Pac-12 South. If they win their final four games, they would play in the conference championship game.

— Oregon State is in the middle of the pack in the conference with 158.0 yards per game on the ground but is 11th in total yards at 348.4. The Beavers have been outscored 182-87 during their five conference defeats after falling 27-12 at No. 13 Utah last Saturday. They were without starting quarterback Seth Collins, who didn’t make the trip after injuring his knee in practice last week. That left freshman Nick Mitchell to make his first true career start at quarterback. He technically started alongside Collins on Oct. 24 for a trick play on the Beavers’ first offensive play of the game against Colorado.

— Oregon State upset the 19th-ranked Bruins 27-20 on the road in the previous meeting in 2012.

UCLA is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
UCLA is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
UCLA is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
UCLA is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Oregon State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oregon State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oregon State’s last 11 games
Oregon State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

My pick: UCLA will win and cover

Steve Rivera’s pick: UCLA will win and cover

Anthony Gimino’s pick: UCLA will win but Oregon State will cover

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