Week 6 • October 05, 2025, 02:30 AM UTC
3-2
ACC
Power Rank: 8.1
45 FINAL 21
4-1
ACC
Power Rank: -2.3
Duke covered by 21.5 | Game went Over by 10.5

Duke defeated California 45–21 to secure a comfortable win.

Duke @ California Preview

General Information

Week: Week 6
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:30 PM PDT
Stadium: California Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,428
Elevation: 427 ft
HFA Rating: 2.5
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Duke -2.5
Total (O/U) 55.5
Expected Score DUKE 29.0 - 26.5 CAL
Power Rank Implied Line Duke +10.4
Prediction Markets Duke 59% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Patchy light rain in area with thunder

Patchy light rain in area with thunder

53.3°F

Wind Chill: 52.6°F
Wind: 4.0 mph SSW
Gusts: 6.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.01"
Humidity: 78%
Rain Chance: 100%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Duke (Away)

This Week: 2379.4 miles
Last Week: 1016.4 miles
Season Total: 5177.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 22:30
Rest Days: 8

California (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 5366.5 miles
Season Total: 7205.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 8

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line Duke -2.5
Total Points 55.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Duke 8.1
California -2.3
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 2379 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: California Memorial Stadium
Capacity 52,428
Elevation 427 ft
Weather: Patchy light rain in area with thunder
Temperature 53.3°F
Wind Speed 4.0 mph
Your Line California -10.4
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Duke vs California?

Duke: Key Factors

California: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Duke travels 2,379 miles to this game, a cross-country trip.

Duke arrives with a 3-hour body clock disadvantage.

Duke won by 24 to secure a comfortable win.

Duke covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 10.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at California Memorial Stadium?

Precipitation chance is 100%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Duke and California compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Duke (8.1) over California (-2.3) by 10.4 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, California faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. California brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Duke won and Duke covered the spread.