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UCLA vs Oregon

UCLA visit Oregon in Week 6. The model favors Oregon by 5. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
38%
62%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · October 7 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these Big Ten sides by 7.8 rating points, Oregon eighth at 21.6 against UCLA 24th at 13.8, and projects Oregon by 10.2. The market sits a touch firmer at Oregon -11.5, and the implied win probabilities line up closely: the model gives Oregon 73 percent, the consensus 76 percent, and the ProphetX exchange prices Oregon at -380, or 79 percent, with UCLA +365 at 22 percent. That clustering leaves little daylight between model and market, with the exchange shading slightly more toward Oregon than SP+ warrants.

The unit ranks explain the edge. Oregon's offense ranks fifth to UCLA's 16th, while UCLA's defense at 40th is the softest unit on the board against an Oregon side that has posted 84-0 and 41-27 lines. UCLA counters with a 16th offense that hung 52 on Purdue and 54 at Maryland, but the 40th defense is the lever the projection pulls. Series history reinforces the lean: Oregon holds a 6-1 edge and won the 2024 meeting 34-13.

UCLA arrives 4-0, Oregon 3-1 with a lone loss at Oklahoma State 31-39. The total of 58.8 fits both offenses. Season-long, Oregon projects 8.2 wins and 39.1 percent Playoff odds to UCLA's 8.7 and 19.5 percent.

Model and market agree tightly on Oregon near 11, with the exchange's 79 percent the only reading leaning past SP+.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
ORE -10.2
Total (O/U)
57.8
Favorite
ORE
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
UCLA
27%

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
UCLA99%+9 ptsvsOregon1%-9 pts
0%25%50%75%100%UCLA favoredOregon favoredSep 27Sep 30Oct 3Oct 6Oct 9Oct 11

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as UCLA's win price; Oregon's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line UCLA is favored, below it Oregon is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#17SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#12
#75FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#4
1322EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.2071
2.6%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.2.2%
UCLAOregonsolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Oregon lead 6-1
Oregon have won the last 5
20142024
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2024
34-13
Oregon
at UCLA
2022
45-30
Oregon
at Oregon
2021
34-31
Oregon
at UCLA
2020
38-35
Oregon
at Oregon
2018
42-21
Oregon
at Oregon
2017
31-14
UCLA
at UCLA
2014
42-30
Oregon
at UCLA
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When do UCLA and Oregon play?

Week 6 of 2026, on Oct 10, 2026 at Oregon.

Who is favored?

The model projects Oregon by 5 (62% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Oregon lead 6-1 over the meetings in our records.

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