UCLA vs. Cal: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 10, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 9, 2024

The players to watch will include Adem Bona when the UCLA Bruins (12-11, 7-5 Pac-12) play the California Golden Bears (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12) at Haas Pavilion, tipping off at 5:30 PM ET on Saturday. UCLA is a tight 1-point favorite against Cal when the Bruins take the court against the Golden Bears on Saturday. The matchup has a point total of 134.5.

UCLA vs. Cal Betting Lines

UCLA vs Cal Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UCLA -1 134.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Cal (+1)
Total Pick Over (134.5)

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UCLA vs. Cal Stat Rankings

UCLA Avg. (Rank) Cal Avg. (Rank)
66.4 (334th) Points Scored 75.6 (146th)
64.2 (18th) Points Allowed 76.5 (302nd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.3 (115th) Off. Rebounds 9.4 (108th)
5.3 (340th) 3pt Made 8.8 (56th)
11.7 (292nd) Assists 12.5 (233rd)
11.0 (137th) Turnovers 11.0 (137th)

UCLA vs. Cal Betting Trends

  • The Bruins have covered the spread 11 times in 23 games.
  • As 1-point favorites or more, UCLA is 3-8-1 against the spread.
  • The Bruins have seen nine of their 23 games hit the over.
  • In five games this year, UCLA and its opponent have combined for more than 134.5 points.
  • The over/under for this game is 134.5 points, 3.8 more than the average point total for Bruins games this season.
  • Cal’s record against the spread is 12-10-1.
  • The Golden Bears are 10-4 as 1-point underdogs or greater.
  • Out of 23 UCLA’s games so far this season, nine have hit the over.
  • Golden Bears games have had over 134.5 points 21 times this season.
  • The average total for Cal’s games is 152.1 points, 17.6 more than this game’s over/under.

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UCLA Impact Players

  • Bona is tops on his squad in rebounds per game (6.1), and also posts 12.2 points and 1.3 assists. Defensively, he delivers 1.1 steals and 1.9 blocked shots.
  • Sebastian Mack averages a team-leading 13.5 points per game. He is also posting 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting 38.7% from the floor.
  • Lazar Stefanovic is averaging 11.0 points, 1.6 assists and 6.0 rebounds per contest.
  • Dylan Andrews posts a team-leading 3.8 assists per game. He is also posting 11.1 points and 2.0 rebounds, shooting 37.4% from the floor and 29.3% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Will McClendon puts up 4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Defensively, he delivers 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Cal Impact Players

  • Fardaws Aimaq is putting up a team-high 11.0 rebounds per game. And he is delivering 15.3 points and 2.4 assists, making 48.3% of his shots from the floor.
  • Jalen Cole gets the Golden Bears 14.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. He also posts 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Keonte Kennedy is posting 9.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest, making 39.3% of his shots from the field and 28.6% from 3-point range, with 1.0 treys per game.
  • Grant Newell is putting up 5.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest, making 41.5% of his shots from the field.

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