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Cal vs Colorado 10/23/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

Colorado Buffaloes (2-4) vs. California Golden Bears (1-5)
October 23, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: California Golden Bears -9 / Colorado Buffaloes +9; Over/Under: -43
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The Cal Golden Bears meet the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday in Pac-12 college football action from the California Memorial Stadium.

The Colorado Buffaloes will look to build off of their 34-0 win over Arizona in their last matchup. Brendon Lewis has thrown for 723 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 55% passing while Jarek Broussard leads Colorado with 309 rushing yards this season. Alex Fontenot and Brendon Lewis each have 100+ rushing yards as well while Brenden Rice and Brady Russell are the lone receivers with 100+ receiving yards for Colorado this season. On defense, Nate Landman leads the Buffs with 53 total tackles while Na’Im Rodman and Carson Wells each have a pair of sacks this season.

The Cal Golden Bears will be out to bounce back from a 24-17 loss to Oregon in their last matchup. Chase Garbers has thrown for 1,492 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 62% passing while Damien Moore leads Cal in rushing with 359 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns. Trevon Clark, Jeremiah Hunter and KEkoa Crawford are the three Cal receivers with at least 300 receiving yards this season while two other Golden Bears have 100+ receiving yards this season. On defense, Daniel Scott leads the Golden Bears with 39 total tackles while Luc Bequette has a team-high 2.5 sacks this year.

Colorado is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog. Cal is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games and 2-9-1 ATS in their last 12 home games while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games as a home favorite.

If I’m being completely honest, Colorado’s win over Arizona does nothing for me and Cal hasn’t impressed me much for anything either this season. That being said, I’m siding with the under here as I think this could very well be a 17-14 kind of game where both sides struggle to move the ball. This could be one of the uglier games on the board on Saturday.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 43

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