UCLA Bruins vs California Golden Bears Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/25/2022

Game Time: 4:30 pm ET, Friday, November 25, 2022

Venue:  California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UCLA -10, Cal +10; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UCLA -10, Cal +10; Over/Under:  60.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UCLA -10, Cal +10; Over/Under:  60.5 points

 

UCLA Bruins:  8-3 (5-3) (5th place, PAC-12)

California Golden Bears:  4-7 (2-6) (9th place, PAC-12)

 

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UCLA Bruins:  lost their last game at home against the USC Trojans 48-45.

California Golden Bears:  won their last game at home against the Stanford Cardinal 27-20.

 

UCLA is entering this game with an 8-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th road game of the season here as they are 2-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 9th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 5-3. They lost against the USC Trojans in their last game at home 48-45. Dorian Thompson-Robinson started that game at QB and he completed 23/38 passes for 309 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Zach Charbonnet led the team in rushing with 95 yards on 19 rushing attempts. Jake Bobo led the team in receiving with 76 yards on 4 receptions. Stephan Blaylock led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Laiatu Latu led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while Kain Medrano came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

California is entering this game with a 4-7 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 7th home game of the season as they are 4-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 9th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-6. They won against the Stanford Cardinal in their last game at home 27-20. Jack Plummer started that game at QB and he completed 23/43 passes for 280 yards and 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Jaydn Ott led the team in rushing with 97 yards and 1 TD on 18 carries. Jeremiah Hunter led the team in receiving with 103 yards on 5 receptions. Daniel Scott led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Xavier Carlton and Myles Jernigan each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Daniel Scott came away with the only interception for them in that one. 

The current betting odds have UCLA listed as a 10 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UCLA hasn't looked great in their last few games with 2 losses in a row now, taking a really bad loss to Arizona and then losing to USC the very next week. UCLA just lost to USC last week at home and they are going to be very upset over that loss, looking to take their anger out here in this last game of the regular season. California just won their game last week but they really haven't been that good this season and this is a meaningless game for them since they have nothing to play for and cannot even become bowl eligible. UCLA is going to be looking to take their anger out from their last few losses and they have a chance to end their season off on a good note with a win at least. They are a much better team with a lot of talent on their offense and they will run up the score on Cal here while Cal struggles to respond with points of their own. The best way to place a bet here is on UCLA to cover the spread in this game.

 

UCLA California Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, November 25, 2022 (4:30 pm ET start time) is UCLA 42 California 17.

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UCLA Bruins: 1-5 ATS as a road favorite of 7.5 to 10 points. 30-14 UNDER off 2 straight losses against conference rivals. 26-14 UNDER after a loss by 6 or less points.

California Golden Bears: 14-5 ATS as a home underdog of 7.5 to 14 points. 8-4 ATS after playing 3 straight conference games. 11-4 UNDER off 3 or more consecutive overs.

 

 

UCLA Bruins:  M. Andrus Jr. (DL) Out indefinitely - Leg.

California Golden Bears:  M. Starling (WR) out for season - Lower Body.

 

 

"We played against as good a quarterback as I've faced in my college career, watching what Caleb did tonight, so I would give Caleb a lot of credit and say he's a heck of a quarterback." - Chip Kelly after his team’s loss against USC in their last game.

 

 

"It bounced right to me. I was in the right place at the right time. All I did that play is I didn't mess it up. The ball came right to me and I ran with it." - Jackson Sirmon on returning a fumble for a TD after their win against Stanford in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Bobo, Jake

WR Brown, Kam 

WR Allen, Kazmeir 

TE Ezeike, Michael

QB Thompson-Robinson, Dorian

RB Charbonnet, Zach 

 

WR Hunter, Jeremiah

WR Sturdivant, J.Michael

WR Anderson, Mavin 

TE Terry II, Jermaine 

QB Plummer, Jack

RB Ott, Jaydn

FB Tagaloa, Beaux 

 

 

Passing: D. Thompson-Robinson (2694)

Rushing: Z. Charbonnet (1240)

Receiving: J. Bobo (727)

Touchdowns: Z. Charbonnet (13)

 

Passing: J. Plummer (2802)

Rushing: J. Ott (841)

Receiving: J. Hunter (812)

Touchdowns: J. Ott (10)

 

Coaches:

UCLA Bruins: Chip Kelly (5th season)

California Golden Bears: Justin Wilcox (6th season)