Arizona Wildcats (21-3) vs. California Golden Bears (3-20)
February 9, 2023 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: California Golden Bears +18.5 / Arizona Wildcats -18.5; Over/Under: +140.5
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The Arizona Wildcats and California Golden Bears meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Haas Pavilion. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Arizona Wildcats Betting Preview
The Arizona Wildcats are averaging 83.3 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 40.1 percent shooting. Azuolas Tubelis is averaging 20.8 points and 2.1 assists, while Oumar Ballo is averaging 15 points and 9 rebounds. Kerr Kriisa is the third double-digit scorer and Courtney Ramey is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Arizona Wildcats are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Arizona Wildcats are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.5 rebounds per game.
The California Golden Bears Betting Preview
The California Golden Bears are averaging 59 points on 40.7 percent shooting and allowing 68 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Devin Askew is averaging 15.5 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Lars Thiemann is averaging 10.4 points and 0.6 assists. Kuany Kuany is grabbing 3.3 rebounds and DeJuan Clayton is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The California Golden Bears are shooting 29.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The California Golden Bears are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.7 rebounds per game.
Arizona vs Cal Trends
The Wildcats are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 Thursday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Golden Bears are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The under is 15-7 in Wildcats last 22 Thursday games. The under is 4-0 in Golden Bears last 4 overall. The road team is 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
Massive line for a road team, but what option do we have. The California Golden Bears are god awful, and that includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 21.2 points and being 3-10 ATS at home. Backing Cal just isn’t in the cards, and oddsmakers are telling you just how bad this team is. Give me Arizona if forced to pick.
