California Golden Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/15/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 15, 2022

Venue:  Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  PAC-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Cal -14.5, Colorado +14.5; Over/Under:  48 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Cal -15, Colorado +15; Over/Under:  48.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Cal -14.5, Colorado +14.5; Over/Under:  48.5 points

 

California Golden Bears:  3-2 (1-1) (5th place, PAC-12)

Colorado Buffaloes:  0-5 (0-2) (12th place, PAC-12)

 

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California Golden Bears:  lost their last game on the road against the Washington State Cougars 28-9.

Colorado Buffaloes:  lost their last game on the road against the Arizona Wildcats 43-20.

 

Cal is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 0-2 in their road games this year. This will also be their 3rd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-1. They lost against the Washington State Cougars in their last game on the road 28-9. Jack Plummer started that game at QB and he completed 23/33 passes for 273 yards. Jaydn Ott led the team in rushing with 69 yards and 1 TD on 16 rushing attempts. Jeremiah Hunter led the team in receiving with 109 yards on 6 receptions. Jackson Sirmon led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Xavier Carlton and Ethan Saunders each led the defense in sacks with 0.5 while Craig Woodson and Daniel Scott each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Colorado is entering this game with a 0-5 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 0-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 3rd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 0-2. They lost against the Arizona Wildcats in their last game on the road 43-20. Owen McCown started that game at QB and he completed 14/30 passes for 186 yards and 1 touchdown. Anthony Hankerson led the team in rushing with 68 yards and 1 TD on 12 carries. Jordyn Tyson led the team in receiving with 42 yards on 1 reception. Trevor Woods led the defense in that game with 12 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Josh Chandler led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have California listed as a 14.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. California has had a decent start to the season, they are only 3-2 but they have had to play some tough teams and this is still a program that is rebuilding itself back up. They have shown much improvement this season though, while their opponent here, Colorado, has been trending in the opposite direction. Colorado has been a bad program for years now but they have not found any answers yet to make them better. Their offense struggles to put up points and can't even move the ball in their games or gain a lot of yards. Their defense is also really bad as they give up a lot of points and they are the kind of team where they stop playing if they get behind by too much and just get demotivated. This is a losing program right now and until things are fixed they are not going to win many games. Cal is making the turn and starting to improve so this will be a nice game for them where they can get a blowout win. The best way to place a bet here is on California to cover the spread in this game.

 

California Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 15, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is California 42 Colorado 17.

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California Golden Bears: 16-9 ATS in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 49. 9-1 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 16-9 OVER in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 49.

Colorado Buffaloes: 19-30 ATS off 2 or more consecutive overs. 13-5 OVER as an underdog. 10-5 OVER against conference opponents.

 

 

California Golden Bears:  None.

Colorado Buffaloes:  A. Fontenot (RB) Ques Sat - Chest. J. Stacks (RB) Ques Sat - Shoulder. B. Russell (TE) Ques Sat - Ankle. C. Sowell (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

 

 

"We had three or four chances for some negative plays on them, but we just couldn't get him (Ward) on the ground." - Justin Wilcox after his team’s loss against WSU in their last game.

 

 

"I'm not ever blaming the players, I'm not going to do that. It's always on us as coaches. We really have paid a lot of attention, trying to do the right things with our people. But it hasn't been the right things.” - Karl Dorrell after his team’s loss against Arizona in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Hunter, Jeremiah

WR Sturdivant, J.Michael

WR Anderson, Mavin 

TE Terry II, Jermaine 

QB Plummer, Jack

RB Ott, Jaydn

FB Tagaloa, Beaux 

 

WR Arias, Daniel

WR Lemonious-Craig, Montana

WR Bell, Maurice  

TE Fauria, Caleb 

QB McCown, Owen  

RB Smith, Deion 

 

 

Passing: J. Plummer (1248)

Rushing: J. Ott (532)

Receiving: J. Hunter (414)

Touchdowns: J. Ott (7)

 

Passing: O. McCown (496)

Rushing: D. Smith (195)

Receiving: D. Arias (237)

Touchdowns: J. Tyson (2)

 

Coaches:

California Golden Bears: Justin Wilcox (6th season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Karl Dorrell (3rd season)