California vs. Stanford: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

The California Golden Bears travel to Stanford Stadium Saturday to face the No. 9 Cardinal for a Pac-12 battle and the 116th edition of the Big Game.

David Shaw's team suffered a letdown last week against then-unranked USC. Coming off a major upset win over Oregon, the Cardinal came out flat against the Trojans and lost by three. Stanford now has two losses to the unranked this season.

As dreadful as things look, it could always be worse—just look at the Golden Bears. California sits at 1-10 on the year and has lost nine in a row. In its 10 losses, California has come within 10 points once.

The following is everything to know about the Pac-12 matchup before Saturday rolls around.

When: Saturday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m. ET

Where: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif.

Television: FS1

Live Stream: ESPN3

Betting Lines (via Vegas Insider)

• Over/Under: N/A
• Spread: Stanford (-31.5)

Golden Bears Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Darius Allensworth	DB	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	head
Nathan Broussard	LB	08/25/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	knee
Trey Cheek	DB	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	head
Austin Clark	DT	08/22/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	knee surgery
Matt Cochran	G	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	ankle
Nick Forbes	LB	10/30/2013	is expected to miss the remainder of the season	Out	back
Khairi Fortt	LB	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	arm
Fabiano Hale	RB	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	head/ear
Mustafa Jalil	DT	10/07/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	knee
Gabe King	DT	10/25/2013	has left the team	Out	personal
Isaac Lapite	CB	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	knee
Daniel Lasco	RB	11/18/2013	is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford	Questionable	shoulder
Chris McCain	DE	09/30/2013	was dismissed from the team	Out	disciplinary
Stefan McClure	CB	10/12/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	knee
Hardy Nickerson	LB	11/13/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	foot
Avery Sebastian	S	09/03/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	Achilles
Sione Sina	DE	08/22/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	knee
David Wilkerson	LB	08/22/2013	has left the team	Out	personal

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Ben Gardner	DE	10/29/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	torn pectoral muscle
Ikenna Nwafor	DT	09/20/2013	is out indefinitely	Out	undisclosed

Cardinal Injury Report (via USA Today)

Opp	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
UCLA	36	171	4.8	16	2
@Oregon State	22	145	6.6	32	3
Oregon	45	157	3.5	16	1
@USC	24	158	6.6	35	2

Can Stanford Rebound?

Stanford's loss last week is devastating to what were once national title hopes.

Now running back Tyler Gaffney and the Cardinal have a tune-up game before they end the season against Notre Dame.

Speaking of Gaffney, the senior back has been superb in recent weeks—win or lose:

Stanford scored just 17 points a week ago. Surpassing that mark against the Golden Bears should not be an issue as California ranks No. 121 in scoring defense with an average of over 44 points allowed per game.

With Gaffney churning away on the ground and the nation's No. 18 scoring defense presumably playing at a high level as usual, Stanford has a quality shot at turning things around.

Prediction

A sixth consecutive 100-yard day for Gaffney is in the cards Saturday against California. 

Even better, junior quarterback Kevin Hogan can take the opportunity to turn things around. He has failed to throw a touchdown or net more than 130 passing yards in three consecutive games. 

Stanford's defense must be aware of California freshman quarterback Jared Goff (3,314 yards, 17 touchdowns), but Cardinal linebacker Trent Murphy has 12 sacks on the year and will be able to hit the signal-caller early and often.

Gaffney and Stanford cruise to a victory here.

Final Score: Cardinal 42, Golden Bears 14

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