California vs Illinois 12/30/19 - College Football Picks & Predictions

On Monday December 30 the California Golden Bears play the Illinois Fighting Illini in the RedBox Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Cal finished its regular season 7-5 following a 28-18 victory over UCLA in the season finale. The Bears’ Christopher Brown Jr. rushed for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Chase Garbers passed for 230 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the win over the Bruins.

Cal quarterback Chase Garbers has thrown for 1,500 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions Christopher Brown Jr. is the leading rusher for the Bears with 794 yards and eight touchdowns, while Nikko Remigio is the leading receiver with 477 yards and two touchdowns. Evan Weaver leads Cal in tackles with 172.

Illinois fell to 6-6 following its 29-10 loss to Northwestern in the regular season finale. Illinois was favored by 21 points at the start of the game but was outscored in the decisive second half 19-3, after trailing 10-7 at the half. Illinois offense could not find traction against the touch Northwestern defense gaining just 160 yards, while the Illinois defense gave up 433 yards of total offense to the Wildcats.

Illinois quarterback Brandon Peters has 1,611 yards passing, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The leading rusher is Reggie Corbin with 634 yards and six touchdowns. The leading receiver for the Illini is Josh Imatorbhehe with 634 yards and nine touchdowns. Dele Harding is the leading tackler for Illinois with 148.