Cal v. UCLA College Football Betting Odds and Lines: Golden Bears End Season as Underdogs
California is a two-score underdog against the UCLA Bruins
Las Vegas does not expect the California Golden Bears to go bowling this season.
The California Golden Bears (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) are underdogs against the UCLA Bruins (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) in both teams’ final regular season matchup, according to U.S. sportsbooks’ latest college football betting odds and lines.
Cal v. UCLA college football betting odds: Who is favored to win?
The Cal v. UCLA college football betting odds opened at California +10.5, according to the sports-betting resource Vegas Insider. Vegas Insider aggregates and analyzes college football betting odds and lines from U.S. sportsbooks. The Cal v. UCLA college football line opened at California +12 this past Sunday at the Circa Sports sportsbook in Las Vegas.
As of Thursday morning, the latest college football betting odds and spread ranges between California +9 and California +9.5, according to Vegas Insider.
The California +9.5 spread implies the California Golden Bears are about a 10-point underdog against the UCLA Bruins.
U.S. sportsbooks are taking “over-or-under” total score bets between 50.5 and 51.5 as of Thursday morning, per Vegas Insider’s collected odds.
An “over” bet on a 51.5-point total would pay out if the combined score of the Cal-UCLA game is 52 points or more, while an “under” bet would win if the game’s total is 51 points or fewer.
The California +9.5 and 51.5-point total imply a UCLA Bruins victory with a scoreline of about 31-21.
Bettors who wish to wager on the outcome of Cal v. UCLA regardless of the margin of victory or “spread” can bet on the “moneyline.”
The Cal v. UCLA moneyline opened at California +330 and UCLA -430 early this week, per Vegas Insider’s analysis.
According to Vegas Insider, as of Thursday morning, the latest Cal v. UCLA moneyline ranges between California +245 and California +290 and UCLA -375 and UCLA -315.
A California moneyline bet on the most favorable odds of California +290 would result in a $290 profit on a $100 wager if Cal pulls off the upset against UCLA. A wager placed on UCLA at the most favorable UCLA moneyline odds of UCLA -315 would require a $315 bet to win $100.
Cal v. UCLA college football: What you should know
The California Golden Bears and UCLA Bruins are both 4-6 against the spread in the 2023 college football season.
UCLA leads the series 58-34-1 and has been on a winning streak against California when at home in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Cal has only won three out of the last 12 matchups against UCLA.
Last week, UCLA handily beat the USC Trojans, 38-20, in their cross-city rivalry game.
According to Vegas Insider’s analysis of bets placed this week, 63% of wagers on the point spread have been on California, and 54% moneyline bets have been placed on California upset. Nearly all (95%) total score bets have been on an under result.