Utah Utes vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

Haas Pavilion is where the California Golden Bears (11-15) will compete against the Utah Utes (9-16) on Saturday.

The Utah Utes faced off with Colorado and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-76 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Utes finished with 24 while Colorado recorded 19 fouls. They converted 7 of their 16 tries from distance. Colorado ended up shooting 82.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 29 attempts. On top of that, Colorado snagged 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado totaled 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 51.0% from the field on 25 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 27 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Utes buried 10 of 19 tries for a rate of 52.6%. Utah wrapped up the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (29 of 66) and buried 8 of 25 3-pointers.

Marco Anthony is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and pulled down 12 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes.

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Utah enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-16 on the season. They average 70.5 pts per game (201st in the country) while connecting on 41.6% from the field. The Utes are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (200 of 590) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 355 dimes so far this year, which ranks 113th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Utes are forcing 10.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are giving up 31.7% from beyond the arc and they are 217th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.3). The Utes defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.0% (644 of 1,498) and they concede 35.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 185th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 313 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the California Golden Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 78-64 against Oregon. The Golden Bears were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Oregon had 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 20 of them for a clip of 83.3%. Concerning three-point attempts, California made 6 out of 17 attempts (35.3%). When the game finished, the Golden Bears shot 26 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.0%. The Golden Bears permitted Oregon to convert 22 of their 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 37.9% in the matchup. They shot 18.5% from three-point range by going 5 of 27 and finished the contest at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, California permitted Oregon to snag 29 in total (9 offensive).

Andre Kelly ended up having an impact for the Golden Bears for this contest. He recorded 12 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup. He made 6 of 8 in the game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

California has a record of 11-15 this season. The Golden Bears commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they go 73.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.6 times per game (331st in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. California has accounted for 1,681 points this year (64.7 per contest) and they snag 35.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Bears are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 224th in the country.

The California defense concedes 31.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (165 of 530) and their opponents are converting on 75.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 9.7 dimes and 33.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 11th and 101st in college hoops. The Golden Bears on the defensive end are ranked 92nd in the country in points given up per game with 66.1. They are forcing 9.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (122nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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