California Golden Bears vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the site where the Duke Blue Devils (20-3) will try to beat the California Golden Bears (12-12) on Wednesday.

The California Golden Bears played Wake Forest and took a loss by a score of 76-66 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Bears walked away with 11 while Wake Forest had 16 personal fouls. They buried 3 of 8 attempts from three-point range. Wake Forest shot 72.2% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 18 attempts. Moreover, Wake Forest totaled 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wake Forest recorded 15 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, California allowed 57.7% from the field on 30 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Golden Bears made 20 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. California wrapped up the contest having earned a 35.8% FG percentage (19 out of 53) and knocked down 8 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Jeremiah Wilkinson is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes played but did not grab any boards. He finished with 21 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

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California comes into this one with a record of 12-12 this season. They have an average of 74.8 points per outing (165th in Division 1) on 42.2% from the field. The Golden Bears are hitting 31.6% on three-point shots (174 of 550) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, California is snagging 37.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 252 dimes for the season, which is 357th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a team are committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Golden Bears are forcing 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 275th in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.0). The Golden Bears defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (657 of 1,413) and they concede 34.1 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 86th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 288 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils took a loss by a final score of 77-71 when they played Clemson. In the matter of rebounds, Duke allowed Clemson to collect 29 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 4 of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 22 at the free throw line (59.1%). The Blue Devils permitted Clemson to convert 30 of their 51 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.8% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Blue Devils shot 24 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.6%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Duke made 12 of 24 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 78.6%. Clemson had 16 fouls for the game which took the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Blue Devils were able to pull down 14 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the game.

Tyrese Proctor pitched in for the Blue Devils for the contest. He accumulated 23 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 9 of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Duke has a record of 20-3 this year. The Blue Devils are committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.7 times per contest (31st in college) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per game. Duke has totaled 1,841 pts for the season (80.0 per game) and they average 38.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which has them ranked 42nd in college hoops.

The Duke defense allows 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (152 of 486) and opponents are making 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.8 dimes and 30.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 73rd and 17th in college hoops. The Blue Devils defensively are ranked 6th in college in points allowed per game with 60.5. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (7th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California

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