Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

The California Golden Bears (6-2) will try to beat the Stanford Cardinal (7-2) at Haas Pavilion on Saturday.

The Stanford Cardinal took the court against Utah Valley and took home the win by a score of 77-63 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cardinal ended up finishing with 16 and Utah Valley recorded 15 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 17 tries from distance. Utah Valley went 62.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 16 tries. Additionally, Utah Valley pulled down 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Utah Valley earned 9 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Stanford let their opponent shoot 36.9% from the floor on 24 of 65 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 41 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cardinal made 12 of 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Stanford wrapped up the game with a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and made 5 of 20 shots from distance.

Jaylen Blakes is a player who came through in this contest. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Stanford heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-2 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 9.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Stanford is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 133 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 109th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinal are hitting 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (71 of 228) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.2 points per contest (115th in the country) while going 44.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Cardinal are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are 49th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 85 relinquished this season. The Cardinal defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (212 of 484) and they relinquish 31.9 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 118th in college basketball in opponents points per game (68.2).

The last time they took the court, the California Golden Bears took a loss by a final score of 98-93 when they faced Missouri. Regarding rebounding, California permitted Missouri to pull down 22 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by going 3 of 9 and finished the game at 25 of 38 at the charity stripe (65.8%). The Golden Bears allowed Missouri to convert 35 of their 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 66.0% for this game. Overall, the Golden Bears went 31 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, California converted 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. Missouri committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Golden Bears to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Golden Bears were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this matchup.

Andrej Stojakovic pitched in for the Golden Bears in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes in this game.

California has a record of 6-2 for the year. The Golden Bears are committing 17.8 fouls every game and they hit 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.5 times per contest (318th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. California has accounted for 652 points on the campaign (81.5 per game) and they collect 37.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Golden Bears are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which is ranked 62nd in the nation.

The California defense gives up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 161) and their opponents are making 66.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.5 assists and 30.0 total rebounds per game, which is 96th and 14th in college hoops. The Golden Bears on the defensive end are ranked 260th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 74.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (322nd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stanford

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