The Stanford Cardinal will compete in their Big Game rivalry against the California Golden Bears in an NCAA college football game set for Saturday afternoon.
Kick off time from Stanford is set for 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by Fox Sports 1.
The wagering odds from this PAC 12 conference rivalry contest has the road team Stanford Cardinal favored by -31 ½ points with a total of 56 points.
California has lost nine straight to drop to 1-10 on the year after a 41-24 road defeat to the Colorado Buffaloes last week as a +1 point underdog. The game finished at under 67 points. The Golden Bears could not make up a 24-10 first half deficit.
The Golden Bears put up 411 offensive yards with 197 yards running for over 5 ½ yards per carry. Jared Goff hit on 23 of 45 passes for 173 yards and a pick. Cal had trouble sustaining drives going 4 of 17 on third down. Brendan Bigelow ran for 107 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns. The California defense gave up 485 yards to the Colorado offense with 364 yards passing.
Stanford drops to 8-2 on their 2013 campaign following a 20-17 road defeat last week to the USC Trojans as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended at under 45 points. It was a 17-17 tie late but Stanford allowed a game winning 47 yard field goal to USC with 19 seconds left in defeat.
The Cardinal offense put up 337 yards with 210 rushing for 6 yards per run. Kevin Hogan hit on 14 of 25 passes for 127 yards and two picks. Tyler Gaffney ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Stanford struggled moving the chains going 4 of 12 on third down. On defense the Cardinal allows 311 yards to the USC offense with 288 yards passing to Cody Kessler.
