UCLA Vs Cal: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 17, 2023

Kuany Kuany’s California Golden Bears (3-23, 2-13 Pac-12) hit the road to meet Jaylen Clark and the UCLA Bruins (22-4, 13-2 Pac-12) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, February 18. Game time is 10:30 PM ET. The Bruins are currently huge 25-point favorites over the Golden Bears. A 127-point over/under is set for the game.

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UCLA Vs Cal Betting Lines

UCLA vs Cal Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UCLA -25 127 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Cal (+25)
Total Pick Over (127)

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UCLA Vs Cal Stat Rankings

UCLA Avg. (Rank) Cal Avg. (Rank)
73.9 (125th) Points Scored 59.3 (361st)
60 (9th) Points Allowed 69.8 (177th)
33.5 (152nd) Rebounds 29.7 (329th)
11 (40th) Off. Rebounds 7.5 (304th)
6.3 (296th) 3pt Made 5.2 (347th)
14.3 (105th) Assists 10 (353rd)
9.8 (16th) Turnovers 12.2 (194th)

UCLA Vs Cal Betting Trends

  • The Bruins are 14-11-1 against the spread this season.
  • As a 25-point favorite or greater, UCLA has one win ATS (1-1) this season.
  • There have been 12 Bruins games (out of 26) that hit the over this season.
  • UCLA and its opponent have broken the 127-point mark 17 times this season.
  • The average total for Bruins games this season has been 133.9, 6.9 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Cal has beaten the spread 11 times in 26 games.
  • There have been 12 UCLA’s games (out of 26) that went over the total this year.
  • Golden Bears games have finished with over 127 points scored 12 times this season.
  • This season, Cal’s games have resulted in an average scoring total of 129.1, which is 2.1 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.

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UCLA Impact Players

  • Jaime Jaquez Jr. is tops on the Bruins with 16.7 points per game and 8.1 rebounds, while also posting 2.5 assists.
  • Clark is averaging 13.3 points, 1.9 assists and 6.4 rebounds per contest.
  • Tyger Campbell leads his team in assists per contest (4.6), and also posts 12.4 points and 2.3 rebounds. Defensively, he posts 1 steal and 0 blocked shots.
  • Adem Bona posts 8.1 points, 5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, shooting 67.2% from the floor.
  • David Singleton posts 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Cal Impact Players

  • Lars Thiemann is posting team highs in points (10 per game) and rebounds (5.8). And he is delivering 0.6 assists, making 50.3% of his shots from the field.
  • Kuany gives the Golden Bears 9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He also delivers 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Joel Brown is the Golden Bears’ top assist man (3 per game), and he produces 6 points and 3.2 rebounds.
  • Grant Newell gives the Golden Bears 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He also posts 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Devin Askew gets the Golden Bears 15.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

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