Virginia Tech at California

BERKELEY, Calif. (Interstat) — Virginia Tech will visit California on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at California Memorial Stadium. The Hokies are the visiting team, and the Golden Bears are the home team.

Virginia Tech (4-1) enters after a 35-33 home loss to Pittsburgh in its most recent game. Ethan Grunkemeyer completed 30 of 41 passes for 434 yards with three touchdowns. Jeffrey Overton Jr. ran 17 times for 46 yards, caught five passes for 36 yards and returned two kickoffs for 89 yards. Marcellous Hawkins Jr. added eight carries for 32 yards and two receptions for 11 yards.

Grunkemeyer threw for 147 yards and one touchdown in a win at Boston College. In a win at Maryland, he passed for 314 yards and three touchdowns and added four carries for 13 yards. Virginia Tech also has wins over Old Dominion and Virginia Military Institute this season. The Hokies beat Old Dominion 44-21 and Virginia Military Institute 73-3. They beat Boston College 21-14 and Maryland 35-26 before falling to Pittsburgh. The Hokies have scored at least 21 points in each of their five games and have topped 30 points four times.

California (2-3) comes in after a 39-31 loss at UNLV in its most recent game. Jackson Brousseau threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 1 yard on three carries. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for 195 yards and one touchdown. Ashten Emory ran 12 times for 48 yards, caught two passes for 11 yards and scored a touchdown. Brousseau threw for 79 yards in the Golden Bears’ win over Wagner. California has also beaten Syracuse and lost to Clemson and UCLA. The Golden Bears lost to UCLA 45-24 and Clemson 24-10, and they beat Syracuse 21-18 and Wagner 49-7. California has scored 24 or more points in three games.

The forecast at game time calls for 68 degrees. California Memorial Stadium is in Berkeley. Virginia Tech’s next games include a home matchup with Georgia Tech, a visit to Clemson, a visit to SMU, a home game against Stanford, a visit to Miami (FL) and a home game against Virginia. California’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Wake Forest, visits to SMU, North Carolina State and Virginia, and home games against Stanford and Pittsburgh.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Virginia Tech 39, California 36. California has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -10. The over/under for this game is 53.5.