Cal Football Advanced Statistics: Cal vs. U$C

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty ImagesThe last two weeks have shown the highs and lows of a grind-out low-scoring experiences that Big-10 teams are very familiar with. The same frustration of the Dykes era creeps in with the defense trying its best to give the offense a chance to win, back in the days it was Jared Goff and co. averaging 30 points a game hoping the defense could hold the opposition to less than 30 a game. Now it is the defense holding the opposition to < 20 points hoping the offense can find > 20 points.

This approach also comes with high variance: Cal has lost a game with 94% chance of winning from its statistical profile (@ Arizona), but it also won a game with a 25%…