SBR: Squeezing 8 Wins Will Be A Major Accomplishment

The Sports Book Review, a site that reviews all sports books, has got a none-to-kind review of UCLA’s prospects for the season. As we mentioned last week, the Vegas line on the number of wins for UCLA this year is set at 9.  The SBR follows all the sports books and reports that the UCLA win bet, now standing at an average of Under 9, is a good one.  SBR:

UCLA Bruins: Under 9 (-125)
There are mixed views about how the Bruins will perform in 2007. Some will point to UCLA’s stunning 13-9 win over rival USC (as a 10½-point underdog, no less) as proof of the program’s ascension up the Pacific-10 ladder. But then the Bruins were destroyed 44-27 by the aforementioned Seminoles in the Emerald Bowl. The truth for this season should lie somewhere in between.

The Bruins have a brutal schedule: non-conference games against Notre Dame, Utah and BYU, and visits to USC, Arizona and Oregon State. Squeezing even eight wins out of that lemon would have to be considered a major accomplishment.

We obviously don’t agree with the “brutal schedule” comment.  As you may recall, UCLA beat the heck out of Utah last year with the same team we have this year, and should have beaten Notre Dame away with the same team.  ND lost all its key players as well.  And BYU lost something like 25 seniors, not all of whom were starters, but most of their key players on both sides of the ball.  Also, UCLA plays only 2 road games against teams that had above .500 records (USC, Oregon State), both of whom we beat with the same team we have this year.   Nevertheless, here you have a summary of sports books and their assessment of Karl Dorrell’s chances of doing something with this team is embarrassing.

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