Washington vs. Cal Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 23

Updated Sep. 23, 2023 9:05 p.m. ET

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The California Golden Bears (2-1) are 20.5-point underdogs in a road Pac-12 matchup against the No. 8 Washington Huskies (3-0) on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. The point total is set at 56.5 for the contest.

Last time out, the Huskies defeated the Michigan State Spartans, with 41-7 being the final score. In their last game, the Golden Bears won versus the Idaho Vandals, 31-17.

Washington vs. Cal Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET
Location: Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington
TV: ESPN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Washington vs Cal Betting Information updated as of September 23, 2023, 8:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Washington	-20.5 (-110)	-1200	+728	56.5	-109	-111

Washington vs. Cal Prediction

Pick ATS: Cal (+20.5)
Pick OU: Under (56.5)
Prediction: Washington 32, Cal 23

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Washington vs. Cal Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Huskies 38, Golden Bears 18.
The Huskies have a 92.3% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Bears hold a 12.1% implied probability.
Washington has covered twice in three chances against the spread this season.
Cal has covered twice in two matchups with a spread this year.

Washington vs. Cal: Head-to-Head

In their past two head-to-head bouts, Washington has defeated Cal two times.
The last two times the Golden Bears have gone up against the Huskies, they have put up a 2-0 record against the spread. The scoring has gone over the total on one occasion.
Cal has been outscored by 14 points in its last two tilts against Washington.

Washington vs. Cal: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Washington	Cal
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	46.7 (11)	33.0 (62)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	12.0 (14)	17.3 (40)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	3 (31)	5 (77)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	4 (67)	10 (1)

Washington 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Michael Penix Jr.	QB	1,332 YDS (74.3%) / 12 TD / 1 INT
Rome Odunze	WR	22 REC / 419 YDS / 2 TD / 139.7 YPG
Jalen McMillan	WR	20 REC / 311 YDS / 3 TD / 103.7 YPG
Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	13 REC / 300 YDS / 2 TD / 100.0 YPG
Edefuan Ulofoshio	LB	18 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Dominique Hampton	CB	19 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Zion Tupuola-Fetui	DE	5 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Jabbar Muhammad	CB	7 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK

Cal 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Isaiah Ifanse	RB	206 YDS / 4 TD / 68.7 YPG / 5.7 YPC 6 REC / 36 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 12.0 REC YPG
Jaydn Ott	RB	266 YDS / 3 TD / 88.7 YPG / 6.7 YPC
Sam Jackson	QB	267 YDS (53.7%) / 3 TD / 2 INT 65 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 21.7 RUSH YPG
Jeremiah Hunter	WR	16 REC / 147 YDS / 2 TD / 49.0 YPG
Kaleb Elarms-Orr	LB	22 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 3 PD
Jackson Sirmon	LB	18 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Myles Jernigan	OLB	6 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT
Craig Woodson	DB	17 TKL / 1.0 TFL