California is sitting at 4–3, which includes a 1–3 conference mark and a three-game losing streak. Things are much rosier for the Utes, who are 6–1 (3–1 in conference and 4–0 at home) with their one loss being by one score and riding a three-game run of blowouts. Our teams are trending in different directions and Vegas’s opening line certainly reflects that.
Vegas opens with the Utes favored by 18 points and an over/under of 38.5 points, meaning they’re roughly predicting a 28–10 win for the Utes. If this were to happen, it would be the first time we allow an opponent to score more than 24 points since the abysmal 37–3 UC L.