The No. 15 Washington Huskies (-10.5) are traveling south to face their conference rival California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET and spectators can watch the action live on FS1.
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears Betting Preview
California is entering this Pac-12 game as a significant underdog and is currently getting 10.5 points. The Huskies are also receiving -425 moneyline odds while the Golden Bears are +315. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 45 points, and based on how things are shaping up, this game should present some live betting opportunities.
The Huskies are 2-6 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 1.3 units so far. They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an O/U record of 1-7. The Golden Bears have lost 2.1 units this season. The team is 2-4-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 1-5.
The Huskies have gone 6-2 straight up (SU), including 4-1 SU against Pac-12 opponents. The Golden Bears are 4-3 SU overall and 1-3 SU in conference play.
The Huskies are coming off a resounding 27-13 win over Colorado last week. Jake Browning completed 15-of-25 passes for just 150 yards, along with a score and a pick. Sean McGrew (58 rushing yards on 12 attempts) and Kamari Pleasant (35 yards on 10 carries, one TD) provided the ground attack while Aaron Fuller (five receptions, 63 yards, one TD) and Ty Jones (four catches, 37 yards) handled the receiving duties in the win.
California just got a 49-7 win over Oregon State. The team’s let the Beavers put up 146 passing yards and 95 rushing yards. Artavis Pierce had a productive outing in the loss for Oregon State, recording 44 rushing yards on 13 attempts, along with 72 yards on five catches. For California, Chase Garbers completed 17-of-26 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns. Patrick Laird (193 yards on 22 rush attempts, two TDs) and the signal-caller Garbers (54 yards on eight carries) mounted the running attack while Vic Wharton III (five receptions, 80 yards) and Kanawai Noa (five catches, 73 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack in the win.
Washington has run the ball on 59.0 percent of its offensive plays this year, including 64.1 percent across possessions in conference play. California has a rush percentage of 53.6 percent, and has kept it on the ground 51.5 percent of the time against Pac-12 opponents. The Huskies have produced 177 rush yards/game (including 187 per game against Pac-12 opponents) and have 16 scores on the ground this year. The Golden Bears are putting up 197 rush yards per game (210 in conference) and have 11 total rushing TDs.
The Huskies offense has tallied 253 yards per game through the air overall (203 per game versus conference opposition) and has 12 passing TDs so far. The Golden Bears have put up 217 pass yards per game (228.5 in the Pac-12) and have 11 total pass scores.
Defensively, Washington has allowed opponents to run for an average of 134 yards and pass for 174 yards per game. The California defense has given up 166.4 yards per game to opposing passers and 154.4 yards per game to opposing runners. The Golden Bears are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 3.47 to opponents, while the Huskies have allowed a 4.93 ANY/A.
Offensively, Browning has amassed 1,658 passing yards this year. He’s completed 66 percent of his 191 attempts with 10 scores through the air and six interceptions. Browning’s got a 7.50 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 6.52 over the last two outings.
The Huskies have tried to control tempo by feeding their running backs early and often. Salvon Ahmed (331 rush yards, three rush TDs) and Sean McGrew (116 rush yards, one rush TD, 14 receiving yards) have really been focal points in the offensive game scripts for Washington.
Chase Garbers has completed 66-of-101 passes for 727 yards, nine TDs and four INTs for California. His ANY/A sits at 6.52 for the year and 10.81 over his past two games.
The Golden Bears also like to keep their running backs involved. In addition to Patrick Laird (172 receiving yards, three receiving TDs), Vic Wharton III (eight rush yards, 267 receiving yards) and Kanawai Noa (six rush yards, 280 receiving yards, two TDs) have seen quite a few touches lately.
When these two teams faced one another last year, Washington won easily 38-7.
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Team Betting Notes
The Huskies offense has recorded six pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Golden Bears have put up four such plays.
The Washington defense has allowed zero pass plays of 40 yards or more, while California has given up four such plays.
The Washington offense has created 12 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while California has created eight such runs.
The Huskies defense has allowed four rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Golden Bears have given up six such runs.
The California defensive unit has sacked opposing QBs 16 times this season. Washington has recorded just 10 sacks.
As a team, Washington has averaged 4.2 yards per carry over its last three games and 4.6 over its last two.
California has averaged 5.4 yards per carry over its last three outings and 5.7 over its past two.
Over its last three matchups, California is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in each of those three.
The O/U for Washington’s last game was set at 49.5. The under cashed in the team’s 27-13 victory over Colorado.
Over its last three contests, Washington is 0-3 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for California’s last game was set at 56.5. The under cashed in the 49-7 victory over Oregon State.
Washington has won seven of its last eight games SU, with a three-point loss to Oregon on October 13th accounting for the only defeat over that span.
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