The California Golden Bears (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12) square off with the Washington State Cougars (3-1, 0-1) at Martin Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the California vs. Washington State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Golden Bears have been playing much better than most people assumed they would this season as 2 of their first 3 wins have come by more than 10 points. California suffered a 24-17 loss at Notre Dame Sept. 17 for its lone loss of the season thus far.
The Cougars came close to knocking out a second ranked team this season when they fell 44-41 to Oregon last Saturday. Washington State was able to defeat a ranked Wisconsin team in Week 2, proving that they can compete with some of the better programs in college football.
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