The California Golden Bears meet the Oregon State Beavers this week in a game that will feature the Pac-12’s second-leading passer, Jared Goff (2,866 yards, 24 TDs). The Golden Bears (5-4) will look to this game as a chance to reverse their recent shortcomings. Though they have had their fair share of success this season, they have struggled lately, losing four of their last five. The game starts at 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov 14 and will air on PACN.
California fell to Oregon 44-28 last week. Bryce Treggs had a great game in the loss, totaling two receptions for 112 yards and one TD. Jared Goff had a big game as well, totaling 329 yards and two TDs through the air. Oregon State also fell short, struggling mightily against UCLA 41-0. Storm Barrs-Woods had a solid outing on the ground for the Beavers, totaling 87 yards on 14 attempts. Hunter Jarmon put up 57 receiving yards on two catches.
A close score is not projected this week when the Beavers, a substantial 17-point underdog, take on California. The matchup currently has a 57-point Over/Under (O/U).
Heading into Week 11 of the college football season, the Golden Bears are 5-4 Straight Up (SU) and 4-5 Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last five games, the Golden Bears have records of 1-4 for both SU and ATS. California has America’s 12th-ranked passing attack, which averages 336.4 yards per game. Turning to the Golden Bears defense, there are several areas to keep an eye on. The Beavers need to watch out for California’s tenacious defense. It averages the second-most turnovers with 2.7 per game. The Golden Bears make it hard on their opponents in the third quarter. California averages 12 points during that period, one of the best in the country. Don’t anticipate many blunders or oversights from California. The Golden Bears are one of the least penalized teams in Division I (12th), averaging only 4.7 penalties per game.
Across the field, the Beavers have 2-7 SU and ATS records this season. Over their last five games, the Beavers have a SU record of 0-5 and a 1-4 record ATS for those betting with them.
Predictions: SU Winner – California, ATS Winner – California, O/U – Over
Notes
California is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
California is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of California’s last 5 games.
California is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games at home.
California is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of California’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of California’s last 6 games when playing Oregon State.
California is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oregon State.
California is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Oregon State.
California is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oregon State.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of California’s last 5 games when playing at home against Oregon State.
Oregon State is 2-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. California is 5-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
Remarkably, California is winless (0-2) SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, yet 4-2 SU when losing the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, California is only 5-10 SU against Pac-12 opponents, while Oregon State is just 2-13 SU against in-conference foes.