Cal vs. Stanford: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 26, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 25, 2024

The players to watch will include Brandon Angel when the Stanford Cardinal (10-8, 5-3 Pac-12) play the California Golden Bears (7-12, 3-5 Pac-12) at Haas Pavilion, tipping off at 10:00 PM ET on Friday. The Golden Bears take on the Cardinal in a game that Cal is currently a modest favorite by 2.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 150.5.

Cal vs. Stanford Betting Lines

Cal vs Stanford Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Cal -2.5 150.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Stanford (+2.5)
Total Pick Over (150.5)

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Cal vs. Stanford Stat Rankings

Cal Avg. (Rank) Stanford Avg. (Rank)
75.6 (154th) Points Scored 79.3 (63rd)
76.6 (300th) Points Allowed 76.4 (298th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.6 (95th) Off. Rebounds 5.8 (355th)
8.8 (60th) 3pt Made 9.5 (30th)
12.3 (256th) Assists 17.8 (15th)
10.9 (127th) Turnovers 12.3 (256th)

Cal vs. Stanford Betting Trends

  • The Golden Bears are 10-9-0 against the spread this year.
  • As a 2.5-point favorite or greater, Cal has one win ATS (1-5) this season.
  • This year, 13 of the Golden Bears’ 19 games have gone over the point total.
  • In 11 games this season, Cal and its opponent have combined to score more than 150.5 points.
  • The point total average for Golden Bears games this season is 152.2, 1.7 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Stanford has covered the spread nine times in 18 games.
  • The Cardinal’s ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or greater is 4-3.
  • Cal has played 19 games this year, and 13 of them have hit the over.
  • Cardinal games have had over 150.5 points 13 times this season.
  • This season, Stanford’s games have resulted in an average scoring total of 155.7, which is 5.2 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.

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Cal Impact Players

  • Fardaws Aimaq puts up a team-leading 10.7 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 15.4 points and 2.3 assists, shooting 50.4% from the floor.
  • Jalen Cole is posting 14.4 points, 2.3 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
  • Keonte Kennedy puts up 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, shooting 40.6% from the floor.
  • Grant Newell is posting 5.6 points, 0.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Stanford Impact Players

  • Maxime Raynaud is the Cardinal’s top scorer (14.1 points per game) and rebounder (9.7), and puts up 2.0 assists.
  • Angel is averaging 12.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, making 61.2% of his shots from the floor and 52.8% from 3-point range (fifth in the country), with 1.2 treys per game.
  • Mike Jones gets the Cardinal 11.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest. He also puts up 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Spencer Jones is averaging 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, making 46.4% of his shots from the floor and 45.2% from 3-point range, with 2.2 treys per game.
  • Jared Bynum leads the Cardinal in assists (6.4 per game), and puts up 8.3 points and 2.6 rebounds. He also delivers 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

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