The Stanford Cardinal host the California Golden Bears in a Pac 12 game that will take place at the Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California at 10 PM ET. The visiting Casl Bears opened at -3 on the odds board and have been bet up to -3.5 over the Stanford Cardinal. The total line for this game is listed at 129 points up from its 127 opening line
California is coming off a 62-57 loss to a ranked Arizona team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 7-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 129, which was under the closing line of 131. The Golden Bears have covered the spread in four of their last five games, including their last three, and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous two games the total went over. California had their five-game winning streak snapped with the loss to Arizona.
Stanford is coming off a 75-69 loss to Arizona State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 144, which was under the closing line of 152.5. Previous to the Arizona State game the Cardinal had covered the spread in two straight games and the total had gone under in three straight games. Overall, Stanford has lost their last two games and five of their last six.
Offensively, California is putting up 69.6 points per game on a 43.5% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Golden Bears are allowing 62.2 points per game, which ranks 12th in the nation, on a 39% FG average, which ranks 11th in the nation.
Stanford is putting up 68.7 points per game on a 42.8% FG average. On defense the Cardinal are allowing 69.6 points per game on a 43.9% FG average.
These teams met at the end of last month at California where the Golden Bears beat the Cardinal 66-55.
California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal Betting Trends
- The game total has gone over in 8-3 of California’s last 11 Friday night games.
- Stanford is 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 home games.
- The game total has gone under in 11-5 of the last 16 meetings of these two teams in Stanford.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between California and Stanford have the public leaning heavily to the Golden Bears on the road minus the 3.5 points with over 80%. The over/under bettors believe this game is going to go under the posted total line of 127 with over 55% on board.
