Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

The California Golden Bears (11-17) will play the Stanford Cardinal (15-12) at Haas Pavilion on Saturday.

The Stanford Cardinal faced Colorado and ended up losing by a score of 70-53 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cardinal walked away with 19 and Colorado racked up 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 13 attempts from three-point range. Colorado finished 69.6% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Colorado grabbed 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colorado earned 10 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Stanford allowed the other team to shoot 52.2% from the field on 24 of 46 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Cardinal converted 6 of 11 tries for a rate of 54.5%. Stanford walked away from the game with a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 54) and converted 5 of their 20 3-point shots.

Jaiden Delaire is one player who came through in this matchup. He left the arena with 12 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and collected 1 rebound. He ended up shooting 71.4% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Stanford comes into this one with a mark of 15-12 on the season. They average 67.0 points per game (282nd in the country) while shooting 43.6% from the floor. The Cardinal are shooting 33.0% on shots from downtown (192 of 581) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Stanford is grabbing 37.1 boards per contest and has 347 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 200th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cardinal are able to force 11.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are ranked 111th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 313 relinquished so far this season. The Cardinal are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.7% (675 of 1,510) and they relinquish 29.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 161st in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the California Golden Bears took a defeat with a final score of 60-58 when they faced Utah. The Golden Bears recorded 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this game. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. Utah had 17 fouls in this contest which got the Golden Bears to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.5%. Concerning shooting from distance, California made 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Bears walked away from this one shooting 18 for 46 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. The Golden Bears permitted Utah to convert 22 of 55 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the contest. They shot 14.3% from distance by shooting 2 of 14 and finished the game at 14 of 17 from the free throw line (82.4%). In regard to how they rebounded, California permitted Utah to get 27 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Lars Thiemann ended up having an impact for the Golden Bears in this matchup. He converted 6 of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

California has a record of 11-17 for the year. The Golden Bears commit 16.1 fouls per contest and they go 74.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.7 times per contest (330th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. California has totaled 1,801 pts on the year (64.3 per contest) and they grab 34.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Golden Bears are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which is ranked 241st in college hoops.

The Golden Bears on the defensive side of the court are 85th in the country in PPG allowed with 66.0. They are forcing 9.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (108th in college basketball). The California defense concedes 30.9% on 3-point attempts (172 of 556) and their opponents are connecting on 76.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 9.5 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which ranks 10th and 117th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California

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