California at North Carolina State

RALEIGH (Interstat) — California will visit North Carolina State on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. The Golden Bears enter with a 3-5 record, while the Wolfpack are 3-4. The weather forecast for game time is 75°F.

California most recently lost 59-20 at SMU. Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is the player to watch for the Golden Bears. Against SMU, he completed 27 of 37 passes for 265 yards and one touchdown. In his previous game against UNLV, Sagapolutele completed 19 of 27 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown. Aiden Manutai and Daniel Harris each recorded two tackles in the SMU loss. California’s other results this season include a 41-7 home loss to Wake Forest, a 25-20 home win over Virginia Tech, a 39-31 loss at UNLV, a 24-10 home loss to Clemson, a 49-7 home win over Wagner, a 21-18 road win at Syracuse and a 45-24 home loss to UCLA. California’s wins have come against Virginia Tech, Wagner and Syracuse. California’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Virginia followed by home games against Stanford and Pittsburgh.

North Carolina State most recently lost 31-28 at Stanford. Quarterback CJ Bailey is the player to watch for the Wolfpack. Against Stanford, Bailey completed 6 of 9 passes for 132 yards, rushed twice for 25 yards and scored one touchdown. In a loss to Wake Forest, he completed 28 of 39 passes for 241 yards and one touchdown. In a win over Louisville, he completed 24 of 40 passes for 373 yards, rushed seven times for 19 yards, caught one pass for no gain and accounted for two touchdowns. LaCorian Hodge and AJ Prim each recorded one tackle against Stanford. North Carolina State’s other results this season include a 38-14 home loss to Wake Forest, a 31-28 home win over Louisville, a 41-31 home win over Appalachian State, a 35-31 road loss at Vanderbilt, a 73-0 home win over Richmond and a 34-8 road loss at Virginia. North Carolina State’s wins have come against Louisville, Appalachian State and Richmond. The Wolfpack will host Duke and Syracuse before visiting Florida State and North Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of North Carolina State 50, California 35. North Carolina State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5. The over/under for the game is 56.5.