#387/388 ASA FREE PLAY ON Over 55 Points – California vs Stanford, Saturday at 6:30 PM ET - 2 really bad defenses in this game lead to a high scoring affair. Cal’s defense ranks 118th in total defense and 130th in scoring defense allowing 37 PPG. They’ve allowed at least 34 points in 6 of their last 7 and over that stretch they are allowing an average of 45.5 PPG. Stanford’s defense ranks 131st in total defense and 129th in scoring defense allowing 36.9 PPG. They’ve allowed at least 40 points in 5 of their last 6 games and over that stretch they are allowing an average of 40 PPG. Cal’s offense can score averaging 32 PPG on the season. The only 2 times they’ve been held under 21 points in Pac 12 play was vs Utah & Oregon, the 2 best defenses in the conference. In their other 5 conference games they are averaging 37.5 PPG and now they face the worst defense they’ve seen in league play. Stanford’s offense has been up and down but they’ve shown they can score with 33 points vs Washington and 46 vs Colorado. Last week they had 17 vs Oregon State (they gave up 62) but the Cardinal had their chances but had 4 turnovers, 2 inside OSU territory, and were shut out on downs in OSU territory. That was vs a defense ranked in the top 40 and now they face one of the worst stop units in the country. The Golden Bears love to play up tempo ranking in the top 10 nationally in seconds per play. Stanford is middle of the pack in tempo so definitely not a slow paced team. Weather looks decent in Palo Alto at game time with a slight chance of rain but winds around 10 MPH which shouldn’t affect either offense. The projected final here is Cal 31, Stanford 24 and we like both teams to eclipse those totals. Over is the Play.