Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesThe Cal Golden Bears suffered a crushing defeat to the Nevada Wolfpack last week 52-31 and begin conference play against a red hot Arizona team. The 14th ranked Wildcats took down the 18th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes last week in a game that went down to the wire.Cal had won their first two Arizona Cardinals jersey
games comfortably before succumbing to the pistol offense of Nevada. The Bears have a chance to quickly rebound and pick up a key conference road win. The college football lines show that Arizona is a 6.5 point favorite.Cal looked extremely impressive in their first two games, scoring 52 points in both games and destroying soon to be Pac 10 member Colorado. The tables were turned last Friday night when Colin Kaepernick led Nevada to 52 points of their own.Head coach Jeff Tedford had to be embarrassed by the performance his Bears put on. There is still reason to be optimistic about the season, however. The play of quarterback Kevin Riley has been very good for the most part, as he has thrown for 732 yards and eight touchdowns.Riley is completing 64% of his passes, but was intercepted three times at Nevada. Shane Vereen put on a show last Friday, rushing for 198 yards on 19 carries and scoring three times. On the year, Vereen has tallied 324 yards on the ground and reached the end zone on eight different occasions (two receiving).He Atlanta Falcons jersey
has done a nice job of making Cal fans forget about Jahvid Best leaving the program early for the NFL. Marvin Jones has distinguished himself as the number one wide receiver on this team, catching 21 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns.Freshman Keenan Allen got off to a quick start, but has sputtered a bit. He is second on the team with 10 catches and two TDs. Caldefense allowed 316 yards rushing a week ago. Arizona has an average running attack, but they do throw short passes that work like a run.Beating a team ranked inside the top ten is always a nice feeling, but Arizona must avoid a let down against a sneaky Cal team that will be hungry for a win. The Wildcats explosive offense was slowed down to some extent last week, but they scored on special teams and defense to get the victory.Nic Foles leads a passing attack that ranks sixth in the nation at 330 yards per game. He is connecting on 78% of his passes and has thrown five touchdowns with three interceptions.The Michigan State transfer has mastered the short passes that Arizona relies on to move the ball. Running back Nic Grigsby had a rough outing versus Iowa, but still leads the Cats in rushing, with 187 yards on 33 carries.Grigsby has a team high five touchdowns on the ground and is a speed back that can make defenders miss. Greg Nwoko and Keola Antolin have combined for 177 yards on 30 carries and two more scores.Four players have at least 11 receptions in a group that is led by Juron Criner. Criner has snagged 14 passes for 284 yards and a touchdown. David Douglas has a team high 16 receptions for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Arizona spreads the ball all over the field to stretch defenses from sideline to sideline.The home team in this match-up has won theBaltimore Ravens jersey
past five games. Arizona is feeling pretty good about themselves after their win over Iowa, while Cal canwait to get back on the field following their disappointing loss at Nevada. The Wildcats played the run extremely well versus Iowa and if they slow Shane Vereen, Cal could be in for a long night offensively. Donoveremphasize the outcome of last weekgame for these two schools and take the points.Play: Cal +6.5 Get all of your expert football picks from the team at Locksmith. No site provides more winners than Jimmy Boyd and company.
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