USC at UCLA

The UCLA Bruins are amongst four teams tied for the lead in the competitive PAC-12 South. The good news for the Bruins is that they control their own destiny on a path to the PAC-12 Championship game, which would be an opportunity to knock off Oregon. UCLA has heated up at the right time, with four straight wins, and a win here and against Stanford is their path to the Championship. USC QB Cody Kessler and UCLA QB Brett Hundley are probably a wash, each having big years, but it is Hundley's ability to run that could be the difference as he has scored TDs in each of the Bruins' last five games. The Trojans have not passed the test on the road at 5-13 ATS in their last 18, including 2-9 ATS in their last 11 on the road vs. a winning team. The Bruins are off a bye, and have had plenty of time to rest and prepare. They are 4-0 ATS in their last four off a bye and 4-1 ATS here in the last five vs. USC, and have won two straight in this series. Take UCLA in this one.