Hawaii vs. Cal Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Hawai'i Bowl

The California Golden Bears play the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the Hawai'i Bowl as just 1.5-point underdogs on December 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

In their most recent action, the Rainbow Warriors won versus the Wyoming Cowboys, 27-7.

Last time around, the Golden Bears defeated the SMU Mustangs, with 38-35 being the final score.

Hawaii vs. Cal Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and California Golden Bears, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Rainbow Warriors (- 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (52.5)
  
• Prediction: Rainbow Warriors 26 - Golden Bears 17

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Hawaii vs. Cal Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Rainbow Warriors-Golden Bears game.

• Hawaii Moneyline: -113
• Cal Moneyline: -106

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Hawaii Betting Insights

• Hawaii has not yet lost a game it was the moneyline favorite this season, going 3-0.
• Hawaii has played in three games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -113 or shorter and won each time.
• The Rainbow Warriors 12 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 52.5 points four times.
• The Rainbow Warriors have an average point total of 52.6 in their games this year, 0.1 more points than this matchup's over/under.
• The Rainbow Warriors score the 66th-most points in college football this season, while the Golden Bears' offense puts up the 89th-most.

Cal Betting Insights

• This season, Cal has been the underdog seven times and won four of those games.
• Cal has a record of 4-3 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least -106 on the moneyline.
• Cal games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 52.5 points in four of 12 outings.
• Cal has had an average of 50.0 points scored in their games so far this season, 2.5 points fewer than this game's over/under.

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Key Stats for Hawaii vs. Cal

• The Rainbow Warriors rank 62nd in total offense (393.7 yards per game) and 52nd in total defense (351.3 yards allowed per game) this year.
• Hawaii is compiling 28.5 points per game on offense (62nd in the FBS), and ranks 58th defensively with 23.5 points allowed per game.
• With 347.3 total yards per game on the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Bears rank 98th in the FBS in 2025. Defensively, they rank 60th, giving up 359 total yards per game.
• With 24.8 points per game on the offensive side of the ball, Cal ranks 88th in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 78th, allowing 26.5 points per contest.