Coming off its first loss of the season against USC, Arizona State will look to rebound over Cal. While Cal has been one of the weaker programs in the Pac-12, ASU has struggled against the Bears. The Sun Devils and Bears have split the series 17-17 all-time with ASU 4-6 in the last 10 matchups. However, ASU has a two-game win streak in the series.
Arizona State, despite its impressive 3-1 start under first year coach Kenny Dillingham, will fall short against Cal. This has the set up as one of those games ASU is capable of pulling away, but stumbles and leaves California with a close, sour loss.