UCLA vs. Central Carolina updates: Live NCAA Football game scores, results for Saturday

Live scores, highlights and updates from the UCLA vs. Coastal Carolina football game

The UCLA Bruins will host the Central Carolina Chanticleers to start their respective 2023 campaigns. Kickoff is scheduled at 10:30 p.m. ET on September 2nd at Rose Bowl.

Looking back to last season, Central Carolina finished a solid 9-4 in the regular season last year, but they're hoping to make up for the 53-29 loss they were dealt in the Birmingham Bowl. Speaking of bowl games, UCLA finished 9-4 in the regular season but they also didn't get the ending they wanted: they suffered a 37-35 loss in the Sun Bowl.

Central Carolina will be fighting an uphill battle on Saturday as the experts have pegged them as the 15.5-point underdog. They finished last season with a mediocre 4-9 record against the spread, so bettors beware.

Even though the experts think Central Carolina isn't going to win this one, the team was an even 2-2 as the underdog last season. Betting on them to win was the most profitable play last year, as bettors who put $100 on that outcome in every game walked away with $916.25. UCLA will open their season as the favorite, and the team was 7-1 as such last season.