NCAA College Football Betting: Poinsettia Bowl Odds

The Utes look to keep their win streak alive versus the Golden Bears. (AP Images)

The Utah Utes will try to extend the nation’s longest postseason winning streak to nine when they face the California Golden Bears in the Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego tonight.

College football betting lines have the Golden Bears listed as 3.5-point favorites.

Utah opened 2009 with consecutive victories, running the nation’s longest active winning streak to 16, before falling 31-24 at Oregon on Sept. 19 to drop out of the rankings.

The Utes recovered by winning six in a row to climb to No. 16, but concluded the regular season by losing two of three.

Overall, Cal is 10-8-1 in the postseason, while Utah is 11-3. The Golden Bears have won four of six all-time meetings, but Utah won the last one 31-24 on Sept. 11, 2003.

Jahvid Best will not play in the bowl game as he continues his recovery from a frightening fall and concussion that sidelined him last month.

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