California Golden Bears vs Utah Utes Prediction, 2/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Utah Utes

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPNU

The Utah Utes (15-9) will take on the California Golden Bears (3-19) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Sunday.

The California Golden Bears played Colorado and took a loss by a score of 59-46 in their last contest. California walked away from the contest with a 37.2% field goal percentage (16 of 43) and buried 4 out of their 11 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Golden Bears knocked down 10 of 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 9 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to the defense, California let their opponent shoot 38.0% from the field on 19 of 50 shooting. Colorado earned 9 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. Additionally, Colorado snagged 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado finished 61.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 26 shots. They also converted 5 of 18 shots from distance. Concerning fouls, the Golden Bears walked away with 22 and Colorado totaled 17 fouls.

Kuany Kuany is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 20.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 10 points on 2 out of 10 shooting.

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California heads into this one with a win-loss record of 3-19 this year. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a team, California is collecting 31.2 boards per game and has accounted for 218 assists for the year, which has them ranked 356th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Bears are shooting 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (110 of 365) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They average 59.6 points per contest (358th in the nation) while shooting 41.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Bears are forcing 10.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are 160th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 283 relinquished so far this year. The Golden Bears are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (540 of 1,193) and they surrender 33.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.2% on three-point shots and they are 150th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Utes took a loss by a final score of 78-72 when they played Stanford. Regarding rebounding, Utah allowed Stanford to pull down 33 in all (9 on the offensive side). They shot 55.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 of 18 and finished the contest at 16 of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). The Utes allowed Stanford to knock down 26 of their 49 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1% in this contest. Overall, the Utes shot 25 for 64 from the field which had them at 39.1%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Utah converted 12 out of 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. Stanford committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Utes to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Utes collected 15 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this contest.

Lazar Stefanovic ended up being a factor for the Utes for this game. He earned 26 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 10 of 22 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 15-9 this season. The Utes are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per game (62nd in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per game. Utah has totaled 1,700 pts for the campaign (70.8 per contest) and they average 39.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Utes are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which ranks 193rd in college basketball.

The Utes on defense are ranked 24th in college basketball in PPG given up with 62.4. They have forced 10.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (6th in the country). The Utah defense allows 28.5% on three-point shots (152 of 533) and their opponents are making 66.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.1 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which is 132nd and 243rd in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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