Thursday, October 22, 2015

Rose Bowl

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The California Golden Bears take on the UCLA Bruins on Thursday at Rose Bowl. The opening line for this game has UCLA as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 67.

Jared Goff finished his last game with 340 yards through the air for California. He completed 25 passes out of 47 attempts for a 53% completion percentage. The Golden Bears were led in rushing by Vic Enwere, who finished with 33 yards on 9 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Stephen Anderson led the team in receiving. He had a total of 99 yards on 6 receptions for an average of 17 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game California got a total of 25 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 15 passing, and 2 by penalty. They ran 75 total plays for 467 yards for the game. The Golden Bears ran for 127 yards on 28 attempts.

Josh Rosen finished his last game with 325 yards through the air for UCLA. He completed 22 passes out of 42 attempts for a 52% completion percentage. The Bruins were led in rushing by Paul Perkins, who finished with 104 yards on 14 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 7 yards per carry. Darren Andrews led the team in receiving. He had a total of 100 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 25 yards per catch in the game. UCLA got a total of 19 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 13 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 73 total plays for 506 yards for the game. The Bruins ran for 181 yards on 31 attempts.

California is scoring 40.2 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 26.7 passes on 40.7 attempts for a 65.6 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 355.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Golden Bears are averaging 162.3 rushing yards per game on 37.5 attempts per contest for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. They also run 78.2 plays per contest and average 6.6 yards per play for an average of 517.7 yards per game. The Golden Bears are averaging 26.5 first downs per game and they accumulate 38.2 penalty yards per game via 4.7 penalties.

California allows 236.3 passing yards per game and 24.5 points per contest on defense. They give up 18.8 completions on 32.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 57.7. The Golden Bears give up 158.5 rushing yards per contest on 38.5 carries for a 4.1 average per carry. California gives up 394.8 total yards per game including 5.5 yards per play. They force 3.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties per game that total 67.3 yards as a unit.

UCLA averages 34.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21 passes per game on 36.8 attempts for a 57 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 266.5 yards through the air per game thus far. The Bruins rush for an average of 196.2 yards per contest on 37.5 attempts for an average of 5.2 yards per carry for the season. They also run 74.3 plays per game and average 6.2 yards per play for a total of 462.7 yards per game. The Bruins get an average of 22 first downs per game and they average 74.7 penalty yards per game via 7.8 penalties.

UCLA allows an average of 176.2 passing yards and 27.7 points per contest. They give up 17 completions on 32.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.8 per game. The Bruins give up 215.8 rushing yards per game on 45.2 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry. UCLA gives up 392 total yards per game including an average of 5.1 per play. They create an average of 1.5 turnovers per game and 5.7 penalties for 47.3 yards each game.

California Betting Trends

California is 2-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

California has an ATS record of 4-2-0 this season

UCLA Betting Trends

UCLA is 2-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

UCLA has an ATS record of 3-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

California

09/27/15 LB Aisea Tongilava Toe out indefinitely
09/25/15 CB Jaylinn Hawkins Shoulder out indefinitely
09/11/15 WR Jack Austin Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks

UCLA

10/14/15 OT Simon Goines Undisclosed out for season
10/12/15 WR Mossi Johnson Knee out for season
10/09/15 P Adam Searl Legal problems out indefinitely
09/23/15 LB Myles Jack Knee out for season
09/22/15 DB Fabian Moreau Foot out for season
09/07/15 DL Eddie Vanderdoes Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take California

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