Oregon Ducks vs California Golden Bears Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/29/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022

Venue:  California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oregon -17, California +17; Over/Under:  58.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oregon -17, California +17; Over/Under:  58 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oregon -17.5, California +17.5; Over/Under:  58 points

 

Oregon Ducks:  6-1 (4-0) (1st place, PAC-12)

California Golden Bears:  3-4 (1-3) (9th place, PAC-12)

 

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Oregon Ducks:  won their last game at home against the UCLA Bruins 45-30.

California Golden Bears:  lost their last game at home against the Washington Huskies 28-21.

 

Oregon is entering this game with a 6-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 2-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 5th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 4-0. They won against the UCLA Bruins in their last game at home 45-30. Bo Nix started that game at QB and he completed 22/28 passes for 283 yards and 5 touchdowns. Mar'Keise Irving led the team in rushing with 107 yards on 19 rushing attempts. Troy Franklin led the team in receiving with 132 yards and 2 TDs on 8 receptions. Christian Gonzalez led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Bryan Addison came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

 

 

 

California is entering this game with a 3-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th home game of the season as they are 3-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 5th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-3. They lost against the Washington Huskies in their last game at home 28-21. Jack Plummer started that game at QB and he completed 21/34 passes for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns. DeCarlos Brooks led the team in rushing with 43 yards on 10 carries. J.Michael Sturdivant led the team in receiving with 104 yards and 2 TDs on 8 receptions. Jackson Sirmon led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles. Collin Gamble and Myles Jernigan each 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 Cal listed as a 17 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. California hasn't been that great in their games this season but they have had their moments and have been playing very well in home games. They covered the spread at home in their last game despite losing the game and now they get a much stronger team coming into town here. Oregon has had their own struggles on the road this season though and they already almost lost a game to Washington State on the road earlier this year. They came back very late in the 4th quarter of that game but they haven't performed as well when they aren't at home and their 1 loss this season even came on a neutral site. Oregon is a very good team and they are going to win this game since Cal is not that great, but Cal plays well at home and this is too many points to be laying with an Oregon team that has had their struggles on the road this season. The best way to place a bet here is on California to cover the spread in this game.

 

Oregon California Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 29, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Oregon 35 California 21.

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Oregon Ducks: 5-1 ATS as a favorite. 12-6 ATS as a road favorite of 14.5 or more points. 11-6 UNDER as a road favorite of 14.5 or more points.

California Golden Bears: 4-11 ATS off a home cover where the team lost as an underdog. 15-8 UNDER in all games. 12-5 UNDER against conference opponents.

 

 

Oregon Ducks:  B. Cardwell (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. S. Jones (OL) Out indefinitely - Foot.

California Golden Bears:  None.

 

 

"He's making great decisions with the ball, he's not putting the ball in jeopardy. He's playing really smart football, unselfish football. That's going to lead to opportunities for us to win. If he continues to do that, I think we'll continue to see success." - Dan Lanning on Bo Nix after his team’s win against UCLA in their last game.

 

 

"The first half was good. The second half have to clean stuff up. They had some big plays, we had some busts and we missed some tackles. We have to find a way to do better in the second half." - Jackson Sirmon after their loss against Washington in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Franklin, Troy

WR Cota, Chase

WR Hutson, Kris 

TE Ferguson, Terrance

QB Nix, Bo

RB Irving, Mar'Keise 

 

WR Hunter, Jeremiah

WR Sturdivant, J.Michael

WR Anderson, Mavin 

TE Terry II, Jermaine 

QB Plummer, Jack

RB Ott, Jaydn

FB Tagaloa, Beaux 

 

 

Passing: B. Nix (1809)

Rushing: M. Irving (536)

Receiving: T. Franklin (561)

Touchdowns: B. Nix (8)

 

Passing: J. Plummer (1755)

Rushing: J. Ott (617)

Receiving: J. Hunter (448)

Touchdowns: J. Ott (7)

 

Coaches:

Oregon Ducks: Dan Lanning (1st season)

California Golden Bears: Justin Wilcox (6th season)