Arizona State vs California 9/27/19 – College Football Pick
The Sun Devils have played all over the place this season. However, one thing that the Sun Devils have managed to do is play consistently as well. The team has picked up 2 wins, one of which was a win over ranked Michigan State, but the wins have come with a combined point total of 12 points. Defensively Arizona State has managed to play good as well giving up 34 points in the loss to Colorado, but in the games before that even against Michigan State they only allowed 7 points. California is coming in unbeaten and even managed to take down one team that had a chance of be seen as a threat for the National Championship. Now, the Golden Bears are definitely looking like a balanced team, but also a team that has picked up a lot of luck to bring home the wins on the season so far as they have not been a dominating team on the year.
Arizona State Sun Devils Preview
The Sun Devils offense has been doing decent on the scoring at 22.5 points a game. The passing attack has managed to get a total of 268.3 yards a game in the air and 111.5 yards a game on the ground so far this season. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback the Sun Devils have come to rely on this year. He has managed to go 71-116 for 1073 yards and 5 touchdowns, but has been picked off once on the year. The downside is Daniels has been sacked 11 times for 44 yards lost. Eno Benjamin is the leading rusher for the Sun Devils with 77 carries for 292 yards and 3 touchdowns on the year. Brandon Aiyuk has been able to lead the Sun Devils offense in receiving with 22 catches for 424 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The defense for the Sun Devils is giving up only 13.8 points a game. The defense is giving up quite a bit of yardage with 242.8 yards a game allowed in the air, but also giving up 103.3 yards a game on the ground this year. Evan Fields is the leading tackler for the Sun Devils. Fields has managed to get 20 solo tackles and 12 assist on the year. As a team the Sun Devils have recorded a total of 7 sacks with three players sharing the lead with 1.5 sacks each. Picking the ball off has not been good for the Sun Devils with only a single pick on the year.
California Golden Bears
The Golden Bears offense has been able to score at a clip of 24.5 points a game this year. The passing attack for the Golden Bears is lacking with only 212.8 yards a game on the year so far. The team has managed to rush the ball for a total of 158.5 yards a game on the year. With the Golden Bears they have relied on Chase Garbers who has went 59-103 who has thrown for a total of 835 yards on the year with 7 touchdowns, but has only thrown 2 picks on the year. He has been sacked 13 times for a loss of 56 yards. Christopher Brown Jr. is the leading rusher for the Golden Bears with 73 carries for 335 yards and 2 touchdowns on the season. Kekoa Crawford is the leading receiver for the Golden Bears with 10 catches and 185 yards on the year with 2 touchdowns.
With the Golden Bears defense they are good, but have seen some close battles as they are giving up 17.3 points a game. The Golden Bears have allowed 225.3 yards a game in the air, but also have allowed 141.3 yards a game on the ground this season. Evan Weaver is the leading tackler for the Golden Bears with a total of 40 solo tackles on the season and 22 assist this year. Kuony Deng and Luc Bequette have both recorded 2.5 sacks on the year for the Golden Bears. With the Golden Bears the team has only recorded a couple of picks on the year.
Sun Devils at Golden Bears Line: California Golden Bears -4.5 O/U 42 (ML: -200)
My FREE College Football Pick: Arizona State Sun Devils +4.5 (ML California Golden Bears)
The Golden Bears have managed to pick up some quality wins, but those wins were close and a lot closer than what California would have liked. To make matters worse, the Golden Bears defense is playing worse than the Sun Devils defense in this game. Look for the Golden Bears offense to do decent and have an average game, but the downside is the Golden Bears are playing a defense that will rival them and keep the game a lot closer than expected. Look for the Sun Devils offense to play a decent game as well and help keep the game a lot closer, which prevents the Golden Bears from covering the spread, but does not stop them from winning. Final Score, California Golden Bears win and do not cover 24-21.
