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UC opens as 15 1/2-point underdog vs. UCLA in season opener at Rose Bowl

The Cincinnati Bearcats football team has some extra motivation as it gears up for its season opener Sept. 1 against UCLA at the Rose Bowl - the first-ever meeting between the teams.

Gojoebruin.com recently ranked the game - which will be Chip Kelly's first as UCLA's head coach - as the easiest on the Bruins' 2018 schedule.

And on Monday, one sportsbook, BetOnline.AG, released the point spread for the game: UCLA by 15 1/2.

The Bruins' star quarterback last season, Josh Rosen, was drafted 10th overall last month by the Arizona Cardinals.