SMU vs. Cal Prediction, Odds, Tips – November 30, 2024

Two of the strongest rushing defenses in the country meet when the No. 9 SMU Mustangs (10-1), the fifth-ranked rushing defense in college football, take on the California Golden Bears (6-5), who have the No. 1 rushing defense No. 16, on Saturday, November 30, 2024. The Mustangs are double-digit favorites with 13 points. This game has an over/under of 54.5 points.

The Mustangs’ last duel was against the Virginia Cavaliers and they won 33-7. The Golden Bears won 24-21 against the Stanford Cardinal in their last game.

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SMU vs. Cal match information and odds

When: Saturday, November 30, 2024, 3:30 p.m. ET

Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas

TV: ESPN2

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SMU vs. Cal betting information updated November 30, 2024, 2:45 p.m. ET.
favorite	Spread (odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	In total	About Moneyline	Under Moneyline
SMU	-13 (-110)	-510	+377	54.5	-110	-110

SMU vs Cal Prediction

Choose ATS:

SMU (-13)

Select organizational unit: Under (54.5)

Forecast: SMU 38, Cal 17

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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SMU vs. Cal betting insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is 34 for the Mustangs and 21 for the Golden Bears.

The Mustangs have an 83.6% chance of winning this contest based on the money line implied probability. The Golden Bears have an implied probability of 21.0%.

SMU has covered six times in 10 chances against the spread this season.

Cal has posted a record of 6-4-0 against the spread this season.

SMU vs. Cal: 2024 Stats Comparison

	SMU	Cal
Out of. Points per game (rank)	39.3 (7)	27.9 (74)
Def. points per game (rank)	21 (27)	20.7 (25)
Allowed turnovers (rank)	19 (103)	9 (14)
Forced Turnovers (Rank)	20 (18)	22 (12)

SMU 2024 key players

Cal 2024 key players

name	position	statistics
Fernando Mendoza	QB	3,004 YDS (68.7%) / 16 TD / 6 INT 105 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 9.5 RUSH YPG
Jaivian Thomas	RB	598YDS / 7TD / 54.4YPG / 6.6YPC 9 REC / 88 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 11 REC YPG
Nyziah Hunter	WR	35 REC / 493 YDS / 5 TD / 44.8 YPG
Jaydn Ott	RB	264 YDS / 4 TD / 29.3 YPG / 2.9 YPC 23 REC / 223 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 24.8 REC YPG
Teddy Buchanan	L.B	87 TKL / 5 TFL / 5 BAG
Xavier Carlton	L.B	35 TKL / 8 TFL / 9 BAG
Nohl Williams	DB	35 TKL / 0 TFL / 7 INT / 7 PD
Cade Uluave		65 TKL / 1 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT

FOX Sports created this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.

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