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The spread on the Arizona State Sun Devils vs. California Golden Bears game was -4 Golden Bears after opening at -5.5. 60% of the spread action was on ASU.
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TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Cal -4.5
ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12): Freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns against Colorado and relied heavily on senior wideout Brandon Aiyuk, who had nine receptions for 122 yards and a score. Eno Benjamin had 83 yards and two TDs running behind an improving offensive line that boasts two freshmen. Walk-on kicker Cristian Zendejas has made nine of his 10 field-goal attempts but lacks the range of starter Brandon Ruiz, who has yet to play this season because of an undisclosed injury and is unlikely to return Friday.
ABOUT CAL (4-0, 1-0): The Bears are the lone unbeaten team in the Pac-12 and their offense is showing signs of catching up to their stellar defense, which is allowing 17.3 points per game. Senior inside linebacker Evan Weaver, who recorded a career-high 22 tackles against the Rebels and was named the conference's defensive player of the week for the second time in the last three weeks, leads the nation in total tackles (63) and solo tackles (40). Running back Christopher Brown, Jr. had 36 carries for 197 yards in the opener versus UC Davis but has rushed a total of 37 times in the last three games.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
