The California Golden Bears are underdogs against the UCLA Bruins, according to the latest college football lines and odds offered by sportsbooks.
Cal v. UCLA 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. UCLA is between Cal -1.5 and Cal +2, as of Monday morning. Many U.S. sportsbooks have Cal as an underdog between Cal +1.5 and Cal +2.
The Cal +2 line implies the California Golden Bears are two-point underdogs in the match-up against the UCLA Bruins.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest point totals for Cal v. UCLA college football “over-or-under” total score bets is between 53.5 and 54 points, as of Monday morning.
The Cal +2 line and 53.5-point total imply the California Golden Bears will lose to the UCLA Bruins with a scoreline of about 28-26.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest Cal v. UCLA college football “moneyline” ranges between Cal -115 and Cal +105 and UCLA -125 and UCLA -105, as of Monday morning.
Moneyline bets pay out based on the Cal v. UCLA 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 +105 pays a $105 profit on a $100 bet, and a wager on UCLA’s most favorable moneyline of UCLA -105 requires a $105 risk to earn a $100 profit because the UCLA Bruins are the favorites to win.
Notably, many U.S. sportsbooks offer “even” odds for Cal moneyline bettors, as of Monday morning. A moneyline bet at even odds offers a potential profit equal to the amount wagered, so a $100 bet would result in a $100 profit if Cal beats UCLA.
Cal v. UCLA college football: What you should know
The California Golden Bears have a 35-58-1 all-time record against the UCLA Bruins. Cal and UCLA last faced each other on Nov. 25, 2023, a 33-7 win for the Golden Bears. The game was the last as Pac-12 Conference peers, before both teams left the West Coast-based conference.
Cal has a 21-25 record at home against UCLA and has lost seven out of the last 10 match-ups.
According to Vegas Insider, which analyzes and aggregates sportsbooks’ offered odds and lines, the Cal v. UCLA college football line opened at about Cal -1.5. The line movement indicates that bets have come in against Cal.
Vegas Insider reports the Cal v. UCLA moneyline opened at about Cal -115 and UCLA -105. The Cal v. UCLA total opened at about 53.5 points, largely unchanged from the total currently offered as of Monday morning.
According to Vegas Insider’s analysis, 53% of bets on the Cal v. UCLA college football game with a point spread have been on the California Golden Bears, while 66% of Cal v. UCLA moneyline bets have been on the Cal. Vegas Insider also reports that 65% of total score bets have been on the over.
The odds aggregator reports that 56% of all dollars bet on Cal v. UCLA with a point spread have been on Cal, 65% of dollars bet on the Cal v. UCLA moneyline have been on UCLA and 70% of dollars bet have been on the over, as of Monday morning.
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I ain't touching this one!
The "experts" are forecasting for Justin Wilcox, not Tosh Lupoi. Anything they have to say is irrelevant.