Ranking UCLA's Most Important Defensive Units vs Nebraska

Despite missing Raiola and some key offensive linemen, Nebraska is a quality offense that UCLA has to hone in on. The Bruins did give up 56 points to the Hoosiers, but the defense competed all throughout. Ahead of Saturday's clash, let's rank UCLA's most important defensive units against the Huskers.

TST Betting Preview: UCLA slight favorite over Nebraska in low-scoring matchup at the Rose Bowl

UCLA is favored to win by the model, but Nebraska has shown value early and against low-scoring opponents. In a matchup where defensive efficiency outweighs offensive explosiveness, the spread, the total, and the moneyline are all in play for bettors expecting another grind-it-out night at the Rose Bowl.

Xavier Booker leads No. 12 UCLA to 74-63 victory over Pepperdine with 15 points

Xavier Booker scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and No. 12 UCLA pulled away in the second half to beat Pepperdine 74-63 on Friday night. Booker made 5 of 8 from the field, 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and had five blocks.

3 Bold Observations From UCLA's Unconvincing Win vs Pepperdine

UCLA's second half was much better, spearheaded by center Xavier Booker, who led the Bruins with 15 points, five rebounds and five blocks on 5-of-8 shooting. Mick Cronin's crew led by as much as 19 points in the second half, but a late-game flurry from Pepperdine's Aaron Clark narrowed the lead in the end.

UCLA football back to basics as Nebraska comes to town

After a 50-point loss to Indiana, the Bruins used the bye week to return to details, like Tim Skipper did upon taking over to spark a three-game winning streak.

UCLA responds to Mick Cronin’s message loud and clear in win over Pepperdine

After struggling in its season opener and leaving coach Mick Cronin frustrated, UCLA overcomes a sloppy start to pull away to a 74-63 win over Pepperdine.
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Five Reasons Nebraska Will Win: UCLA

UCLA is last in the conference in penalties and penalty yards. Nebraska will need to use this to their advantage and capitalize on the mistakes of the Bruins. Once again they’ll need to keep cool heads if the game gets a little chippy, but overall they did pretty well with this last week with USC.

Elephant in UCLA's Room Isn't What You'd Expect

Ever since Skipper turned the Bruins around, there's been a looming question hanging over the heads of everyone in UCLA's locker room.

No. 3 UCLA shows glimpses of its title-contending talent in dominant victory

After a lackluster season opener, UCLA players show up to the court at 6 a.m. to prepare mentally and physically before routing UC Santa Barbara 87-50.
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