Saturday, October 4, 2014

Martin Stadium in Pullman

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On Saturday night, the California Golden Bears (3-1) will visit the Washington State Cougars (2-3) in a game between two of the better passing teams in the country. The Cougars beat the Golden Bears 44-22 on the road last season.

California picked up its first Pac 12 win of the season last Saturday when they beat Colorado 59-56 in double overtime. Cal put had 458 passing yards in that win and they were able to convert 10 of their 16 third down opportunities.

The Golden Bears have passed for 366 yards per game this season and are fifth in the nation in scoring with 47.5 points per game. Quarterback Jared Goff has led their great passing attack by completing 62.5 percent of his passes and throwing 17 touchdowns with just three interceptions.

Last Saturday, Washington State was able to score two late touchdowns to come back and beat Utah 28-27. They did turn the ball over three times in that game, but their offense also put up 495 yards against Utah's defense to pull off the win.

The Cougars have the best passing team in the country right now after averaging 480.8 yards per game in their first five games. Quarterback Connor Halliday leads the country with 2,318 passing yards and he already has 20 passing touchdowns. Receiver Isiah Myers has 35 catches for 478 yards and five scores.

California Golden Bears Betting Trends

California Golden Bears are 3-1-0 Against the Spread

California Golden Bears are 2-1-0 against the Over/Under

Washington State Cougars Betting Trends

Washington State Cougars are 3-2-0 Against the Spread

Washington State Cougars are 2-3-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

California Golden Bears

09/28/14 LB Edward Tandy Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Washington State
09/06/14 LB Jason Gibson Personal has left the team
08/15/14 RB Jeffery Coprich Foot out indefinitely
08/15/14 DL Nathan Broussard Knee out for season
08/15/14 DB Quentin Tartabull Knee out for season

Washington State Cougars

09/28/14 RB Theron West Legal problems "?" Saturday vs. California
09/18/14 WR Gabe Marks Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/13/14 S Teondray Caldwell Undisclosed off the team

Guy's Pick: Take California

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