NCAAF Saturday Stanford vs California Winner
(NCAAF) California vs. Stanford, 11/18/2017 3:00 PM, Score: 14 - 17
Point Spread: -14.00 | -106.00 Stanford (Home)
Result: Loss
MIT Simulator - NCAAF Saturday Stanford vs California Winner
MIT Simulator Score - Cardinal 41.08, Golden Bears 14.51 - Projected Margin of Victory: 26.57 - Current Line: 14 - Variance to Line: 12.57 - MIT Simulator shows Edge Factor of 12.57 points. Value is a dozen points! Projected box-score shows Stanford passing edge of 43.96 yards in excess of California passing total. Key factors noted: Stanford is 5-0 SU and ATS in last 5 meetings with California. This match-up is also known as the "Big Game" and certainly the Cardinal have been making the most of it with an average margin of victory of 23 points in the last 5 meetings. The Cardinal are in a battle at the top of the PAC-12 North Division while the Golden Bears are just hoping to get a 6th victory and become bowl eligible. The issue here for Cal will be a run defense that is leaky at times and now trying to stop RB Love who ran for 166 yards and 3 TDs last week. California is allowing 457 yards per game on the road this season. Stanford has allowed an average of only 353 yards per game in their last 6 games and only 18.5 points per game. Cal is allowing 39.3 points per game on the road this season. The Golden Bears are on a 4-11 ATS run in road games. The Cardinal are on a 7-3 ATS run as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. Projected box-score shows Cardinal rushing edge of 161.88 yards in excess of Golden Bears rushing total. Total edge of 205.84 total yards for the big favorite equating to blowout victory by 26.57 points per MIT Simulator. Play: STANFORD