The Oregon Ducks (6-1, 4-0 Pac-12) and Cal Golden Bears (3-4, 1-3) clash Saturday afternoon at California Memorial Stadium in Berkley. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Oregon vs. Cal odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Oregon has won 6 games in a row, and the high-octane Ducks have scored 40-plus points in each of those games. Oregon’s most recent victims were the UCLA Bruins as the Ducks cranked out their 4th straight 500-yard game (545 total yards) in dispatching UCLA 45-30 last Saturday.
The Golden Bears have lost 3 consecutive games since opening the season 3-1. Last Saturday, 7.5-point underdog Cal dropped a 28-21 decision to Washington. The Bears were held to 61 rushing yards on 31 carries; they have been held to an anemic 1.6 yards per attempt over their 3-game skid.
Oregon is No. 8 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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Oregon at Cal odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 8:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Oregon -850 (bet $850 to win $100) | Cal +550 (bet $100 to win $550)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oregon -17.5 (-107) | Cal +17.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Oregon at Cal picks and predictions
Prediction
Oregon 38, Cal 27
Moneyline
No leverage here: PASS.
Against the spread
Cal QB Jack Plummer has thrown for 245-plus yards in 6 of 7 games this season. Oregon is not especially good at getting to the quarterback. Plummer and the Bears’ West Coast offense figure to be a nuisance in what may be a hangover game for the Ducks after beating UCLA last week.
Consider a partial-unit play on CAL +17.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Over has gone 5-2 in Oregon’s 7 games (5-1 since Sept. 10).
From a success-rate standpoint, the Oregon pass defense is surprisingly shaky. Both teams are 2nd-division outfits in red-zone defense. Look for enough back-and-forth spiraling to get this game into the mid-60s on a good-weather day in Northern California.
BACK THE OVER 58.5 (-107).
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