Pittsburgh vs California Prediction 1-1-25 College Basketball Picks

The Cal Golden Bears and the Pitt Panthers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Petersen Events Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Pittsburgh vs California Prediction.

Cal Recap

The Cal Golden Bears come into this game looking to bounce back after a disappointing 71-50 loss to the San Diego State Aztecs on the road last time out for a 4^th loss in their last 5 games, falling to 7-5 on the year as a result. After this game, Cal will head on the road again for a matchup against Clemson.

Golden Bears Looking To Rebound

Andrej Stojakovic has a team-high 19.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG while Jovan Blacksher Jr. has 13 PPG with 2.1 RPG and a team-high 3.6 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. Mady Sissoko leads Cal on the glass with a team-high 6.8 RPG and Lee Dort has 6.1 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cal is averaging 78.9 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three-point range, and 74.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the California Golden Bears will win

• California has won four of its last five day games.

Pitt Recap

The Pitt Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 110-78 win over Sam Houston State last time out to improve to 10-2 on the year. After this game, the Panthers will stay home and welcome Stanford to town for another conference tilt.

Panthers Win Third Straight

Ishmael Leggett leads the Panthers in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 6.1 RPG and 2.7 APG while Jaland Lowe has 16.7 PPG with 5.2 RPG and a team-high 6 APG to lead the Panthers in the assist department up to this point in the year. Damian Dunn has 11.1 PPG and Cameron Corhen has 10.4 PPG with 5.3 RPG. Zack Austin added 10 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the year. Brandin Cummings also has 7.7 PPG while Guillermo Diaz Graham has 6.8 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Pitt is averaging 84 PPG on 48.9% shooting from the field, 35.3% from behind the arc, and 76.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Pittsburgh Panthers will win

• Pittsburgh has won each of its last 13 games at Petersen Events Center.
• California has lost each of its last six games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Pittsburgh’s last 11 day games against Conference opponents at Petersen Events Center have produced a total of 151 or fewer points.
• Six of California’s last seven games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.

Pittsburgh vs California Prediction

I’m on Cal here. I think Pitt wins, but I also feel like this is just a lot of points to be giving to a Cal team that does have a fair bit of talent coming into this season. The Panthers are solid in their own right, and we’ll have to see down the line how these West Coast teams fare in travel spots in ACC play, but in the end, I just don’t think that Pitt can pull away by that much here against a battle-tested Cal team. Give me Cal and the points.