1. Cal will win at least one game as a double-digit underdog. Sonny Dykes was pretty predictable. If Cal was a solid underdog (say more than a touchdown), and bloggers weren’t stealing the opponent’s plays, they generally lost.
Cal is not going to be favored a lot this season. Cal will probably be underdogs in 75% of their games, and by decided margins. But the Bears are spunkier, they are better coached, and they will have a chip on their shoulder to prove they were better.
It’s hard for me to see North Carolina as a double digit favorite—other than homefield advantage, they have as many question marks as we do.