Friday, May 18th, 2012
The #9 Stanford Cardinals (9-1) finally played a legitimate top-25 team and they were exposed badly, but there is still hope for the season as they get set to host the California Golden Bears (6-4) on Saturday.
Kickoff is slated for 10:15 PM ET and the game will be shown live on ESPN.
Stanford is a 17.5-point favorite with a total of 56 after the opening odds showed the Cardinals at -20.5 with a total of 55.5.
Close to 70% of tracked college football bettors are still trusting Stanford to cover this large point spread, and there is reason for them to be optimistic.
Stanford was a 2.5-point favorite at home against Oregon, but came out on the wrong end of a 30-53 final score last weekend.
Before that the Cardinals had racked up wins over San Jose State, Duke, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, Washington State, Washington, USC, and Oregon State.
The loss marked the first time Stanford hasn’t covered a point spread all season, and the Cardinals have gone over the total in 3 of their last 4.
California has won 3 of their last 4 after dropping 3 straight.
The Golden Bears have wins this season over Oregon State, Washington State, Utah, Presbyterian, Colorado, and Fresno State, while losing against Washington, Oregon, USC, and UCLA.
They’ve covered the point spread in 3 of their last 4 and have now gone under the total in 7 straight games.
Stanford beat California 48-14 last year, but the Golden Bears were outright winners in 7 of the previous 8 head-to-head meetings.
California went on the road as 7-point underdogs in 2009 and came out with a 34-28 upset.
The over has been a winner in 3 straight games between these schools.
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