California vs Stanford Prediction 12-7-24 College Basketball Picks

The Stanford Cardinal and the Cal Golden Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Haas Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a California vs Stanford Prediction.

Stanford Recap

The Stanford Cardinal come into this game looking to build on a 77-63 win over Utah Valley from their last game to improve to 7-2 on the year. Stanford will meet Merrimack, Oregon, and Clemson after this game.

Cardinal Looking To Build Momentum

Maxime Reynaud leads the Cardinal in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 22.3 PPG and 12.2 RPG while Jaylen Blakes has 15.9 PPG with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 5.4 APG to lead the Cardinal in the assist department. Oziyah Sellers has 14.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stanford up to this point in the year. As a team, Stanford is averaging 79.2 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three, and 73.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Stanford Cardinal will win

• California has lost each of its last five games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Stanford has won nine of its last 11 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Cal Recap

The Cal Golden Bears come into this one looking to bounce back after a 98-93 loss to Missouri last time out. California will face Cornell, Northwestern State, and San Diego State following this one.

Golden Bears Looking To Rebound

Andrej Stojakovic has a team-high 18.8 PPG with 5.1 RPG while Jovan Blacksher Jr. has 15.6 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Golden Bears in assists. Jeremiah Wilkinson has 11.8 PPG while BJ Omot has 10.8 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Cal so far this season. Lee Dort leads Cal on the glass with 7.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cal is averaging 81.5 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 36.9% from three and 73% from the foul line this season.

Why the California Golden Bears will win

• California has won each of its last seven games at Haas Pavilion.
• Stanford has lost four of its last five games at Haas Pavilion.

California vs Stanford Prediction

I’m on Cal here. I get that Stanford’s worth a look as they’ll have the best player on the floor in Reynaud, but Cal I feel is the deeper team and I really like what Mark Madsen is doing and the job he’s doing with this Cal team that hasn’t necessarily had the most success in recent years. I think Cal’s going to be a team to keep an eye on this season. Give me Cal at home.