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Week 13: Cardinal vs Golden Bears

Week 13 college betting action sees the Stanford Cardinal vs. the California Golden Bears. Cappers Picks provides free college football handicapping tips all season long.

Entering this contest, Stanford is coming off a tough double-overtime loss to the then-ranked No. 23 Utah Utes, 20-17.

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Stanford (5-5) vs. California (5-5)
Friday, Nov. 21
4:00 PM ET
Memorial Stadium
College Football Betting Lines: Stanford  -5.5
College Football O/U: 56
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The Golden Bears, however, are coming off a bigger loss to USC, 38-30

Stanford

The Stanford Cardinal are all about their defense.

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The team is giving up 16.5 points per contest, which is good enough for seventh in the country at this point in the 2014 College Football season.

Specifically, the Cardinal are giving up 277.7 yards per contest — the fourth-best mark in the nation — 171.5 yards per game on the ground — the sixth-best mark in the nation — and 106.2 yards per game through the air — the ninth-best mark in the nation.

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Offensively, this team has had trouble keeping up with teams, which is why it’s sitting at a record of .500.

The Cardinal need to focus on defending the pass, or else this one could spell trouble for a team that has been far from exceeding expectations.

California

The Golden Bears are fourth in the nation in passing yards this season. The team is compiling 352.8 yards per game through the air, and it’s scoring 40.7 points per game as a result.

That number is good enough for ninth in the country at this point in the process.

Defensively, this team has struggled. The Golden Bears are giving up 39.7 points per game.

That number is 122nd in the nation, which is a problem even against a struggling offense like the Stanford Cardinal.

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NCAA Football Handicapping Trends:

  • Cardinal are 4-0 ATS in their last four games after accumulating 170 yards passing in their previous game
  • Cardinal are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games following a SU loss
  • Cardinal are 6-1 in their last seven games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game
  • Cardinal are 6-2 in their last eight games following an ATS loss
  • Golden Bears are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall
  • Golden Bears are 8-22 in their last 30 games following a SU loss
  • Golden Bears are 7-15 in their lost 22 conference games
  • Golden Bears are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 home games
  • Golden Bears are 1-4 in their last 5 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous games

Week 13 NCAA Football

The Golden Bears have a tendency to gain points via the passing game, but Stanford is just as effective at stopping that approach as it is at stopping opponents from gaining yards and points.

This one should be in Stanford’s favor all the way.

4* Free NCAA Betting Pick Stanford -5.5

Look for this to be a relatively low-scoring game, but with the Cardinal posting a bit more productively than they are used to.

For that reason, Stanford should cover the spread in a straight up win — as well as  a win ATS.

Check out our Updated College Football Week 13 Odds.

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