PREMIUM
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(NCAAF) California vs. Washington State,
11/12/2016 5:30 PM, Score: 21 - 56
Point Spread: 15.00 | -115.00 California (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 15.00 | -115.00 California (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: Cal is 4-5 overall (2-4 in the Pac-12 North) and will take an 0-4 road record to Pullman, Washington to take on the surprising Washington State Cougars (7-2 / 6-0 in the Pac 12 North). Washington State is ranked No. 23 in the latest CFP rankings, playing better than it has in many years. The Cougars opened 2016 with a 45-42 home loss to Eastern Washington and then lost 31-28 at Boise State but Washington State owns seven straight wins since (4-3 ATS). Cal comes in having lost three of its past four games, including a 66-27 loss to Washington on Saturday night, when it allowed 704 total yards!
California: Cal's "Bear Raid" attack is ranked second nationally, behind Texas Tech, with 463 pass attempts (51.4 per game). Washington State is third at 455. QB Davis Webb (a Texas Tech transfer) has seamlessly replaced Jared Goff (NFL's overall No. 1 pick), ranking third nationally with 352.9 YPG passing. He's completing 61.0 percent with 30 TDs and 11 INTs. WR Chad Hansen, the most prolific receiver in the country early this season, is back from an ankle injury and seems to be regaining his form.
However, no FBS team allows more points than Cal (44.4 PPG) and the Bears rank 125th (of 128 teams) in allowing 527.9 YPG.
Washington State: Cal head coach Sonny Dykes was a former assistant to WSU head coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech and says of his former mentor, "Mike does what Mike is going to do, and he does it well. And, he's done it well for a long time. He's always moved the ball, he's always scored points." QB Luke Falk threw for 311 yards in three quarters against Arizona last week, at one point completing 22 consecutive passes. The Cougars were 47 of 52 passing against the Wildcats. Falk is No. 2 in the nation with 359.7 passing YPG, completing 74.1% with 28 TDs and five INTs His two WRs, seniors Marks (61) and River Cracraft (44), are in the top-five in the conference in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. Marks has 10 TD catches.
The pick: Washington State's true heavyweight showdown does not come until the Apple Cup against rival Washington to end the regular season, as the two rivals enter this week as the only undefeated squads in Pac-12 play. Cal is 0-4 on the road this season but three of those losses have come by 10 points or less. Throw in that Cal has won 10 of the last 11 in the series, including a 60-59 decision in the last meeting in Pullman, and Cal is a 10* play.
California: Cal's "Bear Raid" attack is ranked second nationally, behind Texas Tech, with 463 pass attempts (51.4 per game). Washington State is third at 455. QB Davis Webb (a Texas Tech transfer) has seamlessly replaced Jared Goff (NFL's overall No. 1 pick), ranking third nationally with 352.9 YPG passing. He's completing 61.0 percent with 30 TDs and 11 INTs. WR Chad Hansen, the most prolific receiver in the country early this season, is back from an ankle injury and seems to be regaining his form.
However, no FBS team allows more points than Cal (44.4 PPG) and the Bears rank 125th (of 128 teams) in allowing 527.9 YPG.
Washington State: Cal head coach Sonny Dykes was a former assistant to WSU head coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech and says of his former mentor, "Mike does what Mike is going to do, and he does it well. And, he's done it well for a long time. He's always moved the ball, he's always scored points." QB Luke Falk threw for 311 yards in three quarters against Arizona last week, at one point completing 22 consecutive passes. The Cougars were 47 of 52 passing against the Wildcats. Falk is No. 2 in the nation with 359.7 passing YPG, completing 74.1% with 28 TDs and five INTs His two WRs, seniors Marks (61) and River Cracraft (44), are in the top-five in the conference in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. Marks has 10 TD catches.
The pick: Washington State's true heavyweight showdown does not come until the Apple Cup against rival Washington to end the regular season, as the two rivals enter this week as the only undefeated squads in Pac-12 play. Cal is 0-4 on the road this season but three of those losses have come by 10 points or less. Throw in that Cal has won 10 of the last 11 in the series, including a 60-59 decision in the last meeting in Pullman, and Cal is a 10* play.
