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Oklahoma Football: Struggling UCLA team won’t be pushover in Week 3

By Jake Mitchell

NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 07: Head Coach Lincoln Riley speaks with quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners during warmups before the game against the South Dakota Coyotes at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the South Dakota Coyotes 70-14. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 07: Head Coach Lincoln Riley speaks with quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners during warmups before the game against the South Dakota Coyotes at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the South Dakota Coyotes 70-14. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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Oklahoma football looks to keep the momentum rolling against Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins. Can the Sooners keep it rolling on Saturday?

Through two games, the Oklahoma offense has been firing on all cylinders. After an offseason full of questions, Jalen Hurts has been tremendous in this young season. He’s completing 82.9 percent of his throws, and early on, he’s compiled 591 yards and six touchdowns.

For UCLA, things haven’t gone quite as smooth. In week one, they lost on the road at Cincinnati by a score of 24-14. Last week was a similar story, dropping a home matchup with San Diego State by a score of 23-14.

Here’s how you can watch Saturday’s game:

Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Pasadena, Calif.
Venue: Rose Bowl
TV: FOX
Live Stream: Fox Sports GO or FuboTV

Keys to Victory

For Lincoln Riley’s Sooners, the offense just has to keep doing what has worked through the first two weeks of the year. They’re averaging over 700 yards per game on the ground, and they’re going head to head with a defense that allows nearly 400 per game.

As far as the Bruins go, the offense absolutely has to get better. That unit is averaging on 14 points per game, and only 239.5 yards. Chip Kelly has a history of offensive innovation, and it will take some of that to fix this offense.

Betting Odds

Odds courtesy of Bovada

Spread: Oklahoma -24.5
Over/Under: 73.5

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Prediction

This Oklahoma offense will continue to roll. The Sooner offense is a monster that UCLA hasn’t seen anything similar to this year. If the Bruins struggled against Cincinnati and San Diego State, this matchup with Oklahoma could get ugly.

Final Score: Oklahoma 56, UCLA 14

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