5* Pac-12 Game of the Year on Cal -4

Washington vs. California, 11/02/2012 21:00 EDT, Score: 21 - 13

Point Spread: -4/-110 California

Sportsbook: TopBet

Result: Loss

5* Pac-12 Game of the Year on Cal -4
Motivated by back-to-back double-digit defeats to Stanford and Utah, and further fueled by three straight losses to Washington, expect Cal to play some inspired football tonight.

The Huskies have been a dead fade on the road. They are 0-3 on the highway this season with losses of 38, 31 and 35 points and are on a 0-7 ATS slide on the road dating back to last season.

The fact Cal has been blown out in its last two isn't a bad thing. Consider that it is on a 10-2 ATS run following consecutive losses of 10 points or more to conference rivals.

The fact Washington enters off a narrow three-point win over Oregon State also bodes well for us. After all, it is just 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games following a close win by three points or less over a conference rival. It has lost by an average of 7.2 points in this situation.

The Golden Bears have won three of their last four home games against the Huskies with the three wins coming by an average of 31.7 points. It is also worth noting that the home has covered the spread in four of the last five meetings. Lay the points.