Week 1 report · Sat, Sep 5 · 2026 Week 1in trend: Weeks 0, 1 and 2 go under
UCLA
5–0 · Ours #81 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
45–24FinalWe had UCLA 24 – CAL 30
California
3–3 · Ours #64 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceOur odds before kickoff: how often each team won outright when we played the game out thousands of times from our line.CAL 66%UCLA won
CAL 66%UCLA wonSpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. First seen at UCLA −1.5.UCLA −2.5oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. +6.7 · UCLA covered by 18.5
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. Our total was 54.1.53.5final 69 · over by 15.5
Our callThe side our number took at the early-week line, graded at that line. Line value is how far the market moved toward it by the last capture before kickoff.CAL +1.5Llost 1.0 to the close
CAL +1.5Llost 1.0 to the closeQuarterbacksthis game
Nico Iamaleava14/22 · 184 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.1526th pct
- Comp %
- 63.6
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 11 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele24/40 · 271 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.2319th pct
- Comp %
- 60.0
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 22 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
The matchupthis game · ▲▼ better or worse than the unit's usual · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| UCLAoffense | Played like UCLA +26.7Fitted from non-garbage efficiency; describes how the game was played, not who deserved it. | defenseCalifornia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88th | 55.8%▲12.1 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 55.8%▼20.6 | 12th |
| 84th | +0.34▲0.26 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | +0.34▼0.35 | 16th |
| 30th | −0.15▼0.11 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | −0.15▼0.02 | 70th |
| 99th | +0.77▲0.54 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.77▼0.68 | 1st |
| 41st | 1 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 1▼0.5 | 59th |
| Californiaoffense | defenseUCLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | 32.2%▼4.9 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 32.2%▲1.7 | 80th |
| 21st | −0.17▼0.10 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | −0.17▲0.01 | 79th |
| 23rd | −0.24▼0.20 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | −0.24▲0.01 | 77th |
| 34th | −0.08▲0.08 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | −0.08▼0.07 | 67th |
| 5th | 3▼2.3 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 3 | 95th |
Team statsthis game · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| UCLAUCLA | CaliforniaCAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Average startWhere the team's drives started on average. | Own 4196th | Own 216th |
| Kicking vs expectedKickingPoints from field goals and extra points against what an average kicker makes from the same spots. | +0.7 pts66th | +0.3 pts54th |
| Drives & pace | ||
| PlaysOffensive plays outside garbage time. | 5241st | 8799th |
| Drive pointsThe part of the final margin the offense moved the ball for (efficiency, success rate, big plays, finishing drives), in points. A margin over the opponent. | +27.597th | −27.54th |
| Turnovers & hidden points | ||
| Penalty first downsPenalty 1st downsFirst downs the team was handed by the opponent's penalties. | 371st | 486th |
| 4th downsPoints from going for it on fourth down, against what the average team gets from the same spots. | 0.0 pts51st | −1.1 pts5th |
| Hidden pointsPoints from outside the offense's drives: turnovers, field position, kicking, fourth downs, penalty first downs, return touchdowns and safeties. A margin over the opponent. UCLA +13.0: turnovers +5.2, field position +6.8, kicking +0.3, 4th downs +1.5, penalty first downs −0.8. | +13.095th | −13.05th |
Season so far
UCLA5–0 · 79th-hardest schedule
Wat California45–24covered −2.5
at California45–24covered −2.5W
vs San Diego State28–10covered −13.5
vs San Diego State28–10covered −13.5W
vs Purdue52–38covered −13.5
vs Purdue52–38covered −13.5W
at Maryland54–3covered −2.5
at Maryland54–3covered −2.5W
at Oregon17–15covered +10.5
at Oregon17–15covered +10.5California3–3 · 34th-hardest schedule
Lvs UCLA24–45missed +2.5
vs UCLA24–45missed +2.5W
at Syracuse21–18covered +3.5
at Syracuse21–18covered +3.5Wvs Wagner49–7missed −58.5
L
vs Clemson10–24missed +2.5
vs Clemson10–24missed +2.5L
at UNLV31–39missed +1QB change mid-game
at UNLV31–39missed +1QB change mid-gameW
vs Virginia Tech25–20covered +10
vs Virginia Tech25–20covered +10Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 5, 10:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is