Free Prediction: Golden Bears vs. Fighting Illini Odds
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College Football Handicapping: 2019 Redbox Bowl
(7-5) Cal Golden Bears vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6)
Date: Monday, December 30th, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm EST
Venue: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
NCAA Football Spread: Cal -6.5
NCAA Betting Total: 43
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It’s a nice slate of bowl games this season and this should be a good one. The Cal Golden Bears and the Illinois Fighting Illini face off at Levi’s Stadium to face off at Redbox Bowl.
This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2005 when The Golden Bears came out ahead 35-20.
Cal Golden Bears
The Cal Golden Bears have dealt with a lot of injuries this season but they have still found a way to have success winning seven games. Coming into this game they have won two of the last three games with the only loss coming against USC in that stretch.
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This is a team that isn’t an elite offense team so the defense usually needs to step up for them to have a lot of success.
Over the last two games they have given up an average of only 19 points, and in this game against an offense that can go off, the defense needs to be strong.
On offense the Bears are led by quarterback Chase Garbers who has thrown for 1500 yards, 10 touchdowns, and three interceptions.
If Garbers is strong, and the Golden Bears defense doesn’t absolutely collapse, they should be in good shape to come away with a win.
Illinois Fighting Illini
On the other side of this matchup is the Illinois Fighting Illini who have to feel good about making it to a bowl game, but they come into this game having lost two games in a row. In the last game, they played a terrible Northwestern team and only could score ten points which led to a loss.
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Each of the last two games the Fighting Illini have scored only ten points and their job isn’t going to get any easier going against a good defense. This is a team that scored 37 points against the Spartans, and the Fighting Illini need that offense needs to be better.
On defense the Fighting Illini are giving up 25.4 points per game, and if they can get a couple of turnovers they should be in good shape to at least keep this one close.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Under is 7-2 in CAL last 9 non-conference games.
- Under is 7-2 in CAL last 9 games on grass.
- Over is 9-3 in CAL last 12 neutral site games.
- ILL are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games.
- Under is 29-11 in ILL last 40 games on grass.
Redbox Bowl NCAA Football Pick
This game feels like a true toss up because both of these teams have been super inconsistent at times.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Illinois ATS
The Golden Bears are the hotter team, but I don’t trust they are going to win this game by a lot. The Golden Bears will find a way to win this game but the Fighting Illini will do enough to cover the spread.
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