Cal v. Miami College Football Betting Odds and Lines: Bettors Keep Picking Cal

California is an underdog against Miami, but the line continues to move in the Bears' favor

The California Golden Bears (3-1, 0-1 ACC) host the No. 8 Miami Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0 ACC) on the national stage Saturday as the host of ESPN's "College GameDay" show and will look to pulling off the upset. But the latest college football betting odds and lines imply that Cal is a two-score underdog against Miami, likely much closer than some fans might expect against a top-10 nationally ranked team.

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Cal v. Miami college football betting odds and lines: Who is favored to win?

The Cal v. Miami college football betting odds opened at California +10 and California +14, according to data reviewed by Write for California Wednesday morning.

Vegas Insider, an aggregator of U.S. sportsbooks' odds and betting lines, reports most books started taking bets on Cal v. Miami at California +14 this past Sunday. The Circa Sportsbook in Las Vegas posted an opening line of California +10 the same day, according to the betting shop's post on the social media platform X.

The latest college football betting odds for Cal v. Miami, as of Wednesday morning, are between California +10 and California +10.5, per Vegas Insider. The odds imply California is about a 10-point underdog to the No. 8 Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The recent Cal v. Miami college football betting line movement in Cal's favor since the odds' opening indicates that many bettors have wagered on Cal pulling off the upset during the week.

U.S. sportsbooks have totals for "over-or-under" score bets between 54.5 and 55 points on Wednesday morning, essentially unchanged from the opening total of 55.5 points offered this past Sunday.

The California +10.5 line and the over-or-under total of 54.5 points suggest that the Cal v. Miami score will be about 33-21 in the Miami Hurricanes' favor.

According to data reviewed by Write for California Wednesday morning, the latest "moneyline" is between California +290 and California +340 and Miami -400 and Miami -425. Moneyline bets pay based on the game's result regardless of the margin of victory or points spread.

A moneyline bet at California's most favorable odds (California +340) would net a $340 profit on a $100 bet if Cal pulls off the upset against Miami. In contrast, a moneyline bet at Miami's most favorable moneyline (Miami -400) would require a $400 wager to win $100, as the Hurricanes are the game's favorite.

Cal v. Miami college football: What you should know

The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes travel to Berkeley, Calif., this weekend for the California Golden Bears' first home Atlantic Coast Conference home game.

Cal is coming to the contest fresh off a bye last weekend, while the No. 8 Miami Hurricanes needed a bit of luck to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies, 38-34, last week. The then-No. 7 ranked team kept their perfect record after officials found that the game's final play, which would have been a game-winning touchdown in the left end zone for Virginia Tech, was an incomplete pass. The referees had initially called the Hail Mary a touchdown.

Cal and Miami last faced off against each other in the 2008 Emerald Bowl in San Francisco, a contest that the Golden Bears won 24-17.

The California Golden Bears are 2-2 against the spread in the 2024 college football season, while the Miami Hurricanes are 3-2.

Every Cal game this season has resulted in a win for "under" bettors, while Miami has a 4-0 result for "over" bettors. The Hurricanes' week four game at South Florida resulted in a push for total score bets.