Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Bears (-6)

Total/Over-Under: 46.5

California Memorial Stadium is the site where the California Golden Bears (3-7) will take on the Stanford Cardinal (3-7) on Saturday. California opens this matchup as 6-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 46.5.

The Stanford Cardinal head into this matchup 3-7 this year. In their last matchup, the Cardinal played the Utah Utes and took a loss by a final of 42-7. Tanner McKee finished 11/23 with 155 yards passing. He had a quarterback rating of 104.4 and finished the contest with no interceptions. Mitch Leigber was the rushing leader for the Cardinal with 12 totes for 40 yards (3.3 yds per carry). The Stanford Cardinal ended up running the ball 26 different times and recorded 22 yds, which came out to an average of 0.8 yds per attempt. At the end of the game, they ran 51 plays for 177 yds. Stanford surrendered 21 completions on 34 attempts for 235 yds, and a completion rate of 61.8%. Against the run, the Cardinal gave up 279 yards on 36 tries, which is an average of 7.8 yards per rush allowed.

In terms of putting points on the board, the Stanford Cardinal hold an average of 21.0 points per contest. Offensively they are averaging 110.6 yards via the ground game which ranks them 113th in the country. The Cardinal have tallied 3,568 yards in total over the course of this season. With reference to getting the ball in the endzone, Stanford has totaled 13 touchdowns through the air and 11 rushing touchdowns. Stanford has accumulated 207 1st downs offensively, and they have been called for 42 penalties for 385 yds. They have surrendered the football 20 different times.

Concerning yards through the air, the Cardinal have given up 2,143 yds which puts them in 47th in the country. They are giving up 214.3 yards per contest via the pass in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 58.4%. Overall, they have given up 436.5 yards per game ranking them 111th in D-1. They have allowed 19 touchdowns by air as well as 21 touchdowns running the ball. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 6.0 yards per rushing attempt and 222.2 rushing yards per contest for the campaign. In total, they have conceded 2,222 yards via the running game in 10 games. The Cardinal rank 114th in college football in terms of their opponents scoring, allowing 32.4 PPG.

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The Golden Bears step onto the field holding a record of 3-7 for this year. When they last stepped on the field, the Golden Bears took a defeat with a final score of 38-10 against the Oregon State Beavers. Jaydn Ott carried the football 8 times for 20 yards, walking away from the game with 2.5 yds per attempt for California. Jack Plummer ended the game with 147 yds on 22/34 passing while his quarterback rate was 95.1. He threw 1 pick and his Y/A was 4.3. California allowed 45 run attempts for 166 yds (3.7 yds per rush). The Golden Bears passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 66.7%, relinquishing 196 yds on 18 out of 27 passing. The Golden Bears finished the contest with 156 yds while running 50 plays (3.1 yds per play). California ran the ball for 0.6 yds per carry, finishing the game with 9 yards on 16 carries.

When looking at the points being put on the board, the Golden Bears sit 96th in the nation by scoring 23.2 PPG. For the season to this point, the Golden Bears have thrown for 2,642 yards through the air together with holding an average of 264.2 passing yards per outing, which ranks 36th in college football. The California Golden Bears are averaging 362.1 yards per game, which is good for 89th in the country. The California offense has racked up 439 yds of penalties on 52 infractions, which ranks 103rd in the country in terms of giving up free yards.

The Golden Bears are surrendering 27.9 PPG, which has them ranked 80th in college football. California has conceded a total of 1,308 rushing yards (130.8 yards/game) as well as 15 touchdowns by way of the ground game so far this year. Over the course of the season, they have allowed 279 points in total. They have allowed the opposition 21 touchdowns via the pass as well as 289.4 yards/outing, which puts them in 126th in D-1. The Golden Bears defense has taken part in 709 plays, which is good for 94th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Cardinal/Golden Bears college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Cardinal +6

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