Arizona Vs Cal: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 9, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 8, 2023

The college basketball slate on Thursday includes Kuany Kuany and the California Golden Bears (3-20, Pac-12) hosting Oumar Ballo and the Arizona Wildcats (21-3, Pac-12) at Haas Pavilion, with the matchup beginning at 11:00 PM ET. Arizona is a massive 19-point favorite against Cal when the Wildcats take the court against the Golden Bears on Thursday. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5.

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Arizona Vs Cal Betting Lines

Arizona vs Cal Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Arizona -19 141.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Cal (+19)
Total Pick Under (141.5)

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Arizona Vs Cal Stat Rankings

Arizona Avg. (Rank) Cal Avg. (Rank)
83.3 (9th) Points Scored 59 (360th)
70.7 (212th) Points Allowed 68 (133rd)
38.8 (5th) Rebounds 29.5 (337th)
10.2 (93rd) Off. Rebounds 7.6 (301st)
8.3 (87th) 3pt Made 5 (350th)
19.6 (2nd) Assists 9.8 (357th)
13.8 (310th) Turnovers 12.3 (195th)

Arizona Vs Cal Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Wildcats are 13-11-0 this year.
  • Arizona is 5-3 as 19-point favorites or more.
  • There have been 11 Wildcats games (out of 24) that went over the total this year.
  • Arizona’s games have finished with more than 141.5 points 18 times so far this year.
  • The average total for Wildcats games this season has been 154, 12.5 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Cal is 10-13-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Golden Bears are yet to lose ATS (1-0) as a 19-point underdog or more this season.
  • Arizona has played 24 games this season, and 11 of them have gone over the total.
  • Golden Bears games have gone over 141.5 points on five occasions this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 14.5 points higher than the average scoring total for Cal’s games (127).

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Arizona Impact Players

  • Azuolas Tubelis leads his team in both points (20.8) and rebounds (9.5) per contest, and also posts 2.1 assists. At the other end, he delivers 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Ballo posts 15 points, 9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, shooting 65.4% from the floor.
  • Kerr Kriisa is tops on his squad in assists per contest (5.7), and also posts 11 points and 2.6 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 0.6 steals and 0 blocked shots.
  • Pelle Larsson puts up 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest. Defensively, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Courtney Ramey posts 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 39.8% from the floor and 40.8% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game.

Cal Impact Players

  • Lars Thiemann is putting up team highs in points (10.4 per game) and rebounds (5.9). And he is contributing 0.6 assists, making 51.7% of his shots from the floor.
  • Kuany is putting up 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, making 39.9% of his shots from the field.
  • Joel Brown tops the Golden Bears in assists (2.8 per game), and puts up 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds. He also delivers 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Grant Newell is putting up 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest, making 41% of his shots from the field.
  • The Golden Bears get 15.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game from Devin Askew.

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