California vs Stanford 2/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Stanford Cardinal (15-12) vs. California Golden Bears (11-17)
February 26, 2022 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: California Golden Bears +1 / Stanford Cardinal -1; Over/Under: -128.5
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The Cal Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal meet in college basketball action from the Haas Pavilion on Saturday night.
The Stanford Cardinal will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 70-53 loss to Colorado last time out. Harrison Ingram leads the Cardinal with 11 PPG and 6.6 RPG with 2.9 APG while Jaiden Delaire has 10.9 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Spencer Jones has 10.5 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stanford so far this season. Michael O’Connell also has a team-high 3.6 APG to lead Stanford in assists as well this season. As a team, Stanford is averaging 67 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 66.2% from the foul line while allowing 68.3 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field and 32.5% from three this season.
The Cal Golden Bears will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 60-58 loss to Utah last time out. Jordan Shepherd leads the Golden Bears in scoring with 14.1 PPG along with 2.5 APG while Andre Kelly has 13.4 PPG with 8.4 RPG to lead California on the glass, but Kelly is now expected to sit out the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Grant Anticevich has 10.3 PPG with 6.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Cal up to this point in the season. Joel Brown also has 5 PPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Golden Bears in the assist department this year. As a team, Cal is averaging 64.3 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 74% from the foul line while allowing 66 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 30.9% from three this season.
Stanford is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. Cal is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games against a team with a road winning percentage below .400 while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
I get the case to be made for either side in a near pick ‘em, but I’m sticking with Stanford. Cal has looked terrible without Andre Kelly in the lineup, and automatically, when you lose to Utah at home, you’re dead to me. Stanford hasn’t been great, but they’re the better team here and should be able to grab the win on the road.
