Monday, May 21st, 2012
The California Golden Bears from the PAC 12 conference will face the Texas Longhorns from the Big 12 conference in the Holiday Bowl in an NCAA college football game on December 28th.
Start time for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with live national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The opening odds reveal the Texas Longhorns opening as -3 ½ point favorite with a total coming in at 48 points.
Money early has shown on the underdog as the Texas Longhorns are now favored by -3 points.
Over under players will find movement down to 47 ½ points.
Texas Longhorns money line bettors will lay –155 odds with the underdog California Golden Bears bringing back +135 odds to win straight up without taking the points.
The California Golden Bears and Texas Longhorns have no recent meetings on the college football field.
Cal enters play in the Holiday Bowl with an overall record of 7-5 in the 2011 year. The club is 2-4 away from home.
The Golden Bears average 29 points and 418 yards per game with 166 rushing yards for 4.5 yards a carry.
On defense California gives up 24 points and 339 yards per game. Opponents rush for 130 yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The club is 2-4 against bowl teams. They have wins against Arizona St and Utah and posted losses to Stanford, UCLA, Oregon and Washington.
The Golden Bears finished play in the regular season winners of three of their past four games.
They are coming off the 47-38 road win against the Arizona St Sun Devils as a +6 point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 55 ½ points.
Cal was able to amass 484 offensive yards while giving up 477 yards to ASU.
The Golden Bears rushed it 40 times for 247 yards for 6.2 yards per rush.
The team turned it over once and took four away from the Sun Devils.
They allowed Arizona St 213 rushing yards on 32 carries for 2.7 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Zach Maynard completed 19 of 26 passes for 237 yards with a touchdown. Maynard had five runs for 40 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Isi Sofele ran it 21 times for 145 yards and a rushing touchdown.
C.J. Anderson had 10 carries for 48 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Out of the backfield Anderson had a 74 yard touchdown reception.
Keenan Allen had five receptions for 61 yards.
Marvin Jones had five catches for 54 yards.
Spencer Hagan grabbed three balls for 23 yards.
The Texan Longhorns will face California in the Holiday Bowl with a 7-5 record. The club is 3-2 away from home.
The Longhorns average 28 points and 404 yards per game with 210 yards on the ground for 4.6 yards per rush.
Defensively Texas allows 23 points and 315 yards per game. Teams rush for 103 yards against them for 3.3 yards per rush against average.
The club is 4-5 versus bowl teams this season. The Longhorns have wins against Texas A&M, Iowa St, UCLA and BYU. The losses came against Baylor, Kansas St, Missouri, Oklahoma St and Oklahoma.
Texas finished off the regular season losers of three of their past four games.
They are coming off the 48-24 road defeat against the Baylor Bears to close out the regular season as a +1 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 62 points.
Despite the loss the Longhorns were able to outgain Baylor by a 557 yard to 511 yard differential.
The team run for 201 yards on 45 carries for 4.5 yards per rush.
Texas gave away the game with six turnovers and took one away from the Bears.
They allowed Baylor 191 rushing yards on 38 carries for 5 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Case McCoy hit on 24 of 39 passes for 356 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions.
D.J. Monroe ran it eight times for 77 yards.
Cody Johnson had 60 yards on the ground on 14 rushes.
Jeremy Hills on 11 runs had 52 yards.
Marquise Goodwin led Texas with five receptions for 129 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Jaxon Shipley had four catches for 121 yards.
Mike Davis grabbed five balls for 48 yards.
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CFB Trend: California Golden Bears are 4-0 ATS in their past four games.
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