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Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Recap - Cardinal Win 24-23

Stanford earned a 24-23 victory over California on Friday in Week 13 action at California Memorial Stadium.

The Cardinal won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -2.0-point spread. UNDER bettors were rewarded when the final score pointed to an UNDER play.

Austin Jones rushed for 85 yards, while Nathaniel Peat added 24 yards in the win. Michael Wilson and Connor Wedington added 88 and 71 receiving yards respectively.

Damien Moore rushed for 121 yards for California, while Chase Garbers added 51 yards. Chase Garbers threw for 151 yards for the Golden Bears, while receivers Kekoa Crawford and Makai Polk had 52 and 39 yards respectively.

Stanford was outgained by California 392-300 yards in Friday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 20-16 by the Golden Bears.

The time of possession battle favored Stanford as their offense was on the field for 34:13, longer than the 25:47 of their opponents.

Next game, Stanford takes its act on the road to face Washington looking for another win. For California, they head home to face Oregon.