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California vs Texas Tech Preview & Picks – Texas Tech To Win Independence Bowl Clash
- California vs Texas Tech picks for Saturday, December 16
- Independence Bowl kicks off at 21:15 ET at Independence Stadium
- Preview, predictions, stats & form
- California vs Texas Tech Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- California Form
- Texas Tech Form
California vs Texas Tech Preview & Picks
California vs Texas Tech Preview & Picks
Texas Tech are backed to cover the spread as they win this Bowl Game.
California’s defense has been gashed repeatedly this season and the Red Raiders can take advantage.
- Texas Tech are 3-1 in their last 4 games
- Texas Tech are 5-1-0 ATS in their 6 wins
- California are 2-4-0 ATS in their 6 defeats
- The Over has cashed in 5 of California’s last 7 games
Head To Head
- Texas Tech lead the all-time series 1-0
- Texas Tech won 45-31 when the two teams last met in December 2004
California Form
California enter the Independence Bowl on a three-game win streak that lifted tem to 6-6 in the regular season.
The Golden Bears faced no less than five ranked teams in a tough Pac-12 schedule this year, and all five of those games ended in defeats where they gave up a ton of points.
They were beaten 59-32 at #8 Washington, and after bouncing back with a win over Arizona State, they lost four straight games, all against top-25 teams.
California were beaten 52-40 by #15 Oregon State, 34-14 at #16 Utah, 50-49 by #24 USC and 63-19 at #6 Oregon.
The Golden Bears stopped that losing sequence with a 42-39 win over Washington State, and built on that before the end of the season with a 27-15 win at Stanford and a 33-7 victory at UCLA.
Texas Tech Form
Texas Tech come into this matchup on the back of a blowout loss that left them with a 6-6 regular-season record.
The Red Raiders struggled early on as they lost three of their first four games, but they were able to get back to .500 in early October thanks to a 49-28 win over Houston and a 39-14 victory at Baylor.
They then lost their next two games, 38-21 to Kansas State and 27-14 at BYU, but did respond with a three-game win streak that included a victory over a ranked team.
Having beaten TCU the week before, Texas Tech recorded their biggest win of the season on November 11 as they beat #19 Kansas, 16-13.
The Red Raiders ended the season on the back of a defeat though, as they were blown out 57-7 at #7 Texas.
Verdict
Texas Tech have been a reliable cover pick in games they have won this season, and they can take advantage of a bad California defense here.
Texas Tech -3.0
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