Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Prediction, Odds & Picks

“The band is out on the field!” If you’re old, when Cal and Stanford meet in “The Big Game,” that should be the first thing on your mind. On November 20, 1982, the wildest spectacle you will ever see took place in Berkeley. This season is also wild as these 2 Pacific Time Zone teams play each other for the first time as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Stanford enters this game at 3-7 and with no hopes of a bowl game, but it showed last week that it’s not throwing in the towel. It upset Louisville 38-35 last weekend at The Farm as a 21-point underdog when Over connected.

Cal sits at 5-5 and must win at least once in the last 2 games against Stanford or first place SMU to qualify for a bowl game. This week looks to be the most winnable game as Cal has won 3 straight in the series – including a 27-20 victory against the Cardinal in the most recent meeting on October 19, 2022. A 14.5 point spread sees however, appears to be quite high in a rivalry game. Stanford would love nothing more than to spoil its rival’s chances of going to a bowl game for the holidays.

Stanford vs California Prediction: Stanford +14.5 (-110) available at time of publication. Playable to +14.

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