The California Golden Bears (13-17) currently sport unfavorable odds (+50000) to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship. Their next matchup is set for Thursday, March 7 at 11:00 PM ET against the Stanford Cardinal.
On Saturday, in its most recent game, Cal lost to Utah 88-59. With 19 points, Jalen Cole was its leading scorer.
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Cal NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +50000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +50000
- National championship odds (current): +50000
- Pac-12 championship odds: +100000
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Cal Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Golden Bears are facing the 24th-toughest schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Glancing at Cal’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has no ggames against teams currently above .500, and one versus squads whose records are poorer than its own.
- There are no games versus Top 25 teams left on the Golden Bears’ schedule in 2023-24.
- Cal’s signature win this season came on January 20 in an 81-75 overtime victory against the No. 19 Washington State Cougars.
Cal Season Stats and Insights
- The Golden Bears’ -65 scoring differential (being outscored by 2.2 points per game) is a result of scoring 74.4 points per game (155th in college basketball) while allowing 76.6 per outing (303rd in college basketball).
- The Golden Bears make 8.8 three-pointers per game (49th in college basketball) at a 33.9% rate (188th in college basketball), compared to the 7.8 their opponents make while shooting 35.8% from deep.
- Cal averages 200.0 points per 100 possessions on offense (339th in college basketball), and gives up 205.8 points per 100 possessions (55th in college basketball).
- The Golden Bears force 9.9 turnovers per game (257th in college basketball) while committing 10.6 (117th in college basketball play).
Cal Leading Performers
- The Golden Bears points and assists leader is Jaylon Tyson. He scores 19.8 points per game and contributes 3.3 assists.
- Cal’s rebounding leader is Fardaws Aimaq, who averages 11.1 per game.
- The Golden Bears are led by Cone from long distance. He makes 2.8 shots from deep per game.
- Cal’s steals leader is Keonte Kennedy, who averages 1.5 per game. Aimaq leads the team averaging 1.1 blocks an outing.
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