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@ SMU
The CW
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
4
DAYS
04
HRS
50
MIN

California vs SMUCAL vs SMU · Week 8

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California is 3–4. The Golden Bears lost 41–7 to Wake Forest last time out. On , California visits SMU at Gerald J. Ford Stadium (, The CW and CW App).

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CFB VIBES MODEL

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The Read

California opens a 19.5-point underdog. Our model gives California a 12% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY
SMU 88% CAL 12%
PROJECTED FINAL
CAL win
12%
One-score game
21%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) SMU
Home-field edge SMU
Market lean SMU
Model projection SMU
Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.
California @ SMU

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California @ SMU
CFB VIBES MODELSMU 88% to win
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California @ NC State
CFB VIBES MODELNCSU 63% to win
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California @ Virginia
TBD
CFB VIBES MODELUVA 82% to win
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Stanford @ California
TBD
CFB VIBES MODELCAL 84% to win
PlaceTEAMCONFOVERALL
8Virginia TechVT2–25–2
9VirginiaUVA2–24–3
10CaliforniaCAL2–23–4
11DukeDUKE1–24–2
12Boston CollegeBC1–23–3
RankAP TOP 25
1MiamiMIA
2BYU
3Ohio StateOSU
4Notre DameND
–CaliforniaCAL
RankCOACHES
1MiamiMIA
2Ohio StateOSU
3BYU
4GeorgiaUGA
–CaliforniaCAL

PREDICTION MARKETS & ODDSMARKET & ODDS

All odds →All →
Kalshi Market Probability
$18,415 traded · sides total 101%
$18,415 traded · sides total 101%
SMU90%
California11%

THE LINE

SpreadSMU −19.5
Total53.5
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