California at Washington State

California had a lot of skilled players that underachieved last season, leading to a disappointing 7-6 mark. They still have a lot of talent, but never seem to rise to the level of that talent as a team. They looked good last week at home in their win vs Michigan State. But has often been the case with this team, they follow up good performances by going on the road and looking like a completely different team. Last year they were favored on the Pac-10 road three times and lost them all outright. And, they were a double-digit favorite at Colorado State and almost lost the game, but did lose the money. The Bears are in fact just 9-22 ATS in their last 31 games as a road favorite. Washington State has a new coach and a new spread offense system. I like teams that play poorly at home when they are home again under a new coach. A much better effort is indicated here and underachieving Cal is the right dose of medicine for Washington State on Saturday.