California Golden Bears vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

Maples Pavilion is the location where the Stanford Cardinal (16-10) will take on the California Golden Bears (12-14) on Saturday.

The California Golden Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-88 in their last contest. California finished the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (32 out of 64) and knocked down 13 out of their 26 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Golden Bears made 11 of 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 assists for this game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of defending, California allowed their opponent to shoot 54.7% from the floor on 35 of 64 shooting. Georgia Tech recorded 17 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Georgia Tech collected 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgia Tech finished the game shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of 15 attempts. They knocked down 11 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Bears ended up finishing with 17 and Georgia Tech racked up 11 personal fouls.

Jeremiah Wilkinson is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He went 44.4% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played 37 mins and totaled 1 rebound. He was able to score 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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California will play this game with a record of 12-14 this season. They currently have an average of 74.7 points per contest (169th in the nation) while shooting 42.2% from the field. The Golden Bears are shooting 32.4% on three-point attempts (194 of 599) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, California is collecting 36.8 boards per contest and has tallied 278 dimes on the year, which is 354th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.4% from beyond the arc while they are 291st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.7). The Golden Bears defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (719 of 1,535) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 88th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 317 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-70 when they played Duke. The Cardinal were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in the matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. Duke had 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Stanford knocked down 12 of their 29 attempts (41.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinal finished the game shooting 24 out of 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.1%. The Cardinal allowed Duke to make 40 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 62.5% in the game. They finished shooting 48.3% from distance by going 14 of 29 and ended up shooting 12 of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Stanford permitted Duke to snag 33 overall (8 offensive).

Maxime Raynaud was important for the Cardinal in this matchup. He converted 7 of 21 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Stanford has a record of 16-10 for the year. As an offense, the Cardinal are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 257th in Division 1. Stanford has 1,939 pts this season (74.6 per game) and they grab 34.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per game (157th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. The Cardinal are committing 17.1 fouls every game and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Stanford defense gives up 33.9% on shots from distance (165 of 487) and opponents are making 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.5 dimes and 32.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 19th and 74th in the country. The Cardinal on the defensive end are ranked 183rd in college in PPG allowed with 71.8. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (275th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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