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Arizona vs Cal College Basketball Odds Prediction, Spread, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for December 29
Pac-12 action features the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats (9-2, 0-0 Pac-12) on the road against the California Golden Bears (4-7, 0-0 Pac-12) on Friday, December 29, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET.
Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Arizona vs. Cal Game Info and Odds
- Game Day: Friday, December 29, 2023
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Network
- Location: Berkeley, California
- Arena: Haas Pavilion
Here's a look at some betting trends for Arizona (-13.5) versus Cal on Friday. The total is set at 156.5 points for this game.
Arizona vs. Cal: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Arizona is 9-2-0 ATS this season.
- Cal is 6-5-0 ATS this season.
- As a 13.5-point underdog or more in 2023-24, Cal is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 5-0 ATS record Arizona puts up as a 13.5-point favorite.
- At home last season, the Wildcats owned a better record against the spread (9-8-0) compared to their ATS record on the road (4-6-0).
- The Golden Bears performed better against the spread on the road (6-5-0) than at home (5-12-0) last season.
Arizona vs. Cal: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Arizona has come away with six wins in the seven contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
- The Wildcats have yet to lose in four games when named as moneyline favorite of -1000 or better.
- Cal has gone 1-5 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 16.7% of those games).
- The Golden Bears have played as a moneyline underdog of +640 or longer in just one game this season, which they lost.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Arizona has a 90.9% chance of pulling out a win.
Arizona vs. Cal Head-to-Head Comparison
- Arizona outscores opponents by 22.2 points per game (scoring 92.5 per game to rank second in college basketball while allowing 70.3 per outing to rank 162nd in college basketball) and has a +245 scoring differential overall.
- Arizona's leading scorer, Caleb Love, is 160th in the nation averaging 16.5 points per game.
- Cal has a +1 scoring differential, putting up 76 points per game (158th in college basketball) and conceding 75.9 (293rd in college basketball).
- Jaylon Tyson's 19.4 points per game leads Cal and ranks 33rd in the country.
- The Wildcats win the rebound battle by 14.5 boards on average. They collect 45 rebounds per game, which ranks third in college basketball, while their opponents grab 30.5 per outing.
- Oumar Ballo's 8.1 rebounds per game lead the Wildcats and rank 98th in college basketball play.
- The Golden Bears come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 4.9 boards. They are collecting 37.6 rebounds per game (136th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 32.7.
- Fardaws Aimaq's 10.7 rebounds per game lead the Golden Bears and rank eighth in the nation.
- Arizona averages 106.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (16th in college basketball), and allows 80.8 points per 100 possessions (16th in college basketball).
- The Golden Bears' 96.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 152nd in college basketball, and the 96.1 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 311th in college basketball.
Arizona vs. Cal Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Arizona win (88%)