Miami vs. Cal: Prediction, Pick, Odds Preview

The College GameDay schedule features California this week, as Cal prepares to host its first ACC conference game in program history. 

For the fifth week in a row, BetMGM’s college football odds market prices Miami as a double-digit favorite. 

Miami vs. Cal Odds

• Point Spread: Miami -10.5
• Moneyline: Miami -400  |  Cal +325
• Over/Under: 54.5

Miami vs. Cal Preview

This is a difficult game to handicap because Cal has such an unusual collection of results. A road win at Auburn; a road loss to Florida State, when the Seminoles seemingly couldn’t do anything right. Slow starts against UC Davis and San Diego State.

Miami has shown a much more cohesive identity, scoring at least 40 in consecutive big wins against Florida, Florida A&M, Ball State, and South Florida. 

While last week’s Friday night scare against Virginia Tech may raise some cause for concern, I ultimately think it’s more of a blip than a trend in Miami’s overall market consideration. 

From a totals perspective, this game is a total guess. Miami has covered nothing but overs this season, while Cal has covered nothing but unders. 

Miami vs. Cal Prediction

I am predicting a Miami win and cover in its game against Cal. Specifically, I am targeting the Miami 1H spread of -6.5, as Cal has shown a tendency to start slow this year.

After a near-miss against Virginia Tech, I expect the Hurricanes – who had previously been a strong cover team against some pretty large numbers – can conquer Cal’s marginal home-field advantage and win by margin. 

Miami vs. Cal Pick: Miami -10.5; Miami 1H -6.5

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