The California Golden Bears are underdogs against the Syracuse Orange, according to the latest college football lines and odds offered by sportsbooks.
Cal v. Syracuse college football betting pick, odds and lines: Who is favored to win?
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest college football betting odds for Cal v. Syracuse is between Cal +3 and Cal +3.5, as of Wednesday morning.
The Cal +3.5 line implies the California Golden Bears are about three-point underdogs against the Syracuse Orange.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest point totals for Cal v. Syracuse college football “over-or-under” total score bets is a consensus 56.5 points, as of Wednesday morning.
The Cal +3.5 line and 56.5-point total imply the California Golden Bears will lose to the Syracuse Orange with a scoreline of about 31-26.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest Cal v. Syracuse college football “moneyline” ranges between Cal +128 and Cal +141 and Syracuse -159 and Syracuse -170, as of Wednesday morning.
Moneyline bets pay out based on the Cal v. Syracuse college football game’s result, regardless of any point “spread” handicap or margin of victory.
A bet on Cal’s most favorable moneyline of Cal +141 pays a $141 profit on a $100 bet, and a wager on Syracuse’s most favorable moneyline of Syracuse -159 requires a $159 bet to earn a $100 profit because the Syracuse Orange are the favorites to win.
Cal v. Syracuse college football: What you should know
The California Golden Bears are 0-1 in the 2026 college football season, after losing to the UCLA Bruins last week. In contrast, the Syracuse Orange are 1-0. Syracuse beat New Hampshire, 66-3, to kick off its season.
Cal has a 1-2 all-time record against Syracuse in a series dating back to 1967, the last time the Golden Bears played in Syracuse, N.Y. In their last matchup, Cal lost 25-33 in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2024, in the first contest between the two teams as conference opponents.
Cal has a 0-1 record against Syracuse on the road. The California Golden Bears travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to play against the Syracuse Orange this weekend.
The California Golden Bears have a 0-1 record against the spread in the 2026 college football season.
According to Vegas Insider, which analyzes and aggregates sportsbooks’ offered odds and lines, the Cal v. Syracuse college football line opened at about Cal -1.5. The line movement indicates that bets have come in against Cal, who were initially the favorites against Syracuse.
Vegas Insider reports the Cal v. Syracuse moneyline opened at about Cal -120 and Syracuse at even odds. Over the week, the moneyline has shifted in Syracuse’s favor. The Cal v. Syracuse total opened at about 52.5 points, according to the same website.
According to Vegas Insider’s analysis, 58% of bets on Cal v. Syracuse with a point spread have been on the Syracuse Orange, and 89% of Cal v. Syracuse moneyline bets have been on Syracuse. Vegas Insider also reports that 63% of total score bets have been on the over.
The odds aggregator reports that 53% of all dollars bet on Cal v. Syracuse with a point spread have been on Cal, 75% of dollars bet on the Cal v. Syracuse moneyline have been on Syracuse and 59% of dollars bet have been on the over, as of Wednesday morning.
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So much for Cal being a sleeper bet to take the ACC title. Yahoo summed up the GBs after week 1 this way: "Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is special, but the offensive line and defense need to get better for Cal to start winning games.". That pretty much sums up where we are today folks... GO BEARS!