The Cal Golden Bears and the Oregon Ducks meet in college basketball action from the Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Oregon is listed as a 19.5-point home favorite with a total for this game set at 129.5 points.
Injuries
For Cal, Lars Thiemann and Dejuan Clayton are both questionable for this game while Oregon has Brennan Rigsby listed as questionable for this game with an ankle injury.
Matchup History
Oregon’s 67-58 win over Cal back on January 18th, 2023, made it 10 losses in the last 11 head-to-head meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Cal is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 7-3 in their last 10 games overall. Oregon is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
Pick
I’m sticking with Oregon here. The problem with Cal is that they’re not playing well enough to give any sort of value to a line with a heavy spread like this as any team on any given night can ring up Cal by 20+, especially when the Golden Bears are on the road. Oregon hasn’t been the most consistent team out there, but they’re good enough to get it done at home here, especially on senior night. Give me Oregon.