Cal vs. Utah prediction, odds, and picks - Oct. 14

California Golden Bears head to Utah to play the Utes on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. ET.

Cal is currently 3-3 this season who are coming off a 52-40 home loss to Oregon State on Saturday. The Golden Bears have alternated wins and losses this season. Utah, meanwhile, is 4-1 but lost its first game to Oregon State on Sept. 29 and had its bye week last week.

Cal vs. Utah Match Details

Fixture: Cal Golden Bears (3-3) vs. Utah Utes (4-1)

Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 14 @ 3:30 p.m. ET.

Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Cal vs. Utah Betting Odds

Spread

Cal +12 (-110)

Utah -12 (-110)

Moneyline

Cal +350

Utah -455

Total

Over 45 (-110)

Under 45 (-110)

Cal vs. Utah Picks

Utah won't announce if Cam Rising will be playing Saturday as the quarterback has been working back since a torn ACL, which does have an impact on the picks for this game.

However, one pick that should hit is running back Isaiah Ifanse to score a touchdown. The Golden Bears offense is explosive and goes through their running backs, and Ifanse can easily break tackles and find holes. In his past three games, Ifanse has scored a touchdown in two games.

The other pick is Utah's first-half spread. The Utes should come out early and score on this Golden Bears defense which has struggled this season.

Cal vs. Utah head-to-head

Cal and Utah have played each other 12 times and the all-time series is tied 6-6.

The last meeting was in 2016, with Cal winning 28-23. However, the Golden Bears have not won in Utah since 1963.

Cal vs. Utah prediction

Cal has a solid offense, but its defense is a major concern against the Utah Utes offense. Even if Cam Rising doesn't play, Utah still should cruise to a win, as the Utes offense will be able to pick apart the Golden Bears secondary.

Utah should get out to an early lead and cruise to a double-digit win here.

Prediction: Utah wins and covers the 12-point spread.