California at Colorado - 10/15/22 College Football Picks and Prediction
The California Golden Bears will play the Colorado Buffaloes in a PAC-12 Game on Saturday afternoon at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
The California Golden Bears are 3-2 (1-1) this season after they lost to Washington State by a score of 28-9 in their last game. California did a lot of things right in this game, but could not generate enough offense to keep up with Washington State. The Cal offense is averaging 25.8 points per game with 251 passing yards per game and 147.2 rushing yards per game. Jack Plummer has thrown for 1,248 yards, eight touchdowns, and two interceptions for the Golden Bears this season. Jaydyn Ott has rushed for 532 yards and five scores, while Jeremiah Hunter has caught 27 passes for 414 yards and two touchdowns for California. The Cal defense is giving up 22 points per game and 388.8 yards per game.
The Colorado Buffaloes are 0-5 (0-2) this season after they lost to Arizona by a score of 43-20 in their last game. Colorado allowed 673 total yards and allowed Arizona to go 9-14 on third down conversions in the game. The Colorado offense is averaging 13.4 points per game with 164 passing yards per game and 113 rushing yards per game. Owen McCown has thrown for 496 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception for the Buffaloes this season. Deion Smith has rushed for 195 yards and one touchdown, while Daniel Arias has caught 16 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown for Colorado. The Colorado defense is allowing 43.2 points per game and 508.8 yards per game.
California is 17-8 ATS in their last 25 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record. The under is 5-1 in California’s last 6 road games. Colorado is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 October games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games. The over is 4-0 in Colorado’s last 4 games. The home team is 6-1 ATS in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.
Colorado has been absolutely dreadful this season and has allowed 40+ points in each of their last four games. California has been decent this season and will look to get to four wins in this game. There is nothing I like about Colorado, so I am going to side with Cal in this matchup.
AUTHOR: David Racey
