Today's Holiday Bowl pits the University of California Golden Bears of the Pac 12 conference against the University of Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 conference.
This season the California Golden Bears are 7-5 and the NCAA FBS production model's measure of their strength of schedule (SOS) was equal to 70.00. Cal's best win was against currently ranked #31 Utah, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #95 UCLA. To date, the Golden Bears are the #35 ranked team overall, with the #32 ranked offense and the #51 ranked defense.
The Texas Longhorns are 7-5 with a strength of schedule equal to 58.92. Texas's best win was against currently ranked #41 BYU, and their worst loss was against currently ranked #51 Kansas State. To date, the Longhorns are the #40 ranked team overall, with the #78 ranked offense and the #10 ranked defense.
The NCAA FBS production model ranks the California Golden Bears better than the University of Texas, and hence expect California to win the Holiday Bowl today.