Miami Hurricanes vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Miami Hurricanes (4-14) are on their way to Haas Pavilion on Saturday where they will take on the California Golden Bears (9-9).

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against SMU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-74 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 11 and SMU totaled 15 fouls. They also knocked down 14 of their 25 attempts from distance. SMU finished the contest at 76.5% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 17 tries. Furthermore, SMU collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. SMU earned 28 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 69.2% from the field on 45 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 17 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 18 of 22 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 of 56) and buried 4 out of their 14 shots from beyond the arc.

Matthew Cleveland is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 64.7% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He recorded 31 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-14 for the campaign. They are turning it over 10.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is collecting 32.3 boards per contest and has totaled 239 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 257th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Hurricanes are connecting on 31.5% on shots from downtown (136 of 432) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They average 76.0 points per outing (160th in the nation) while going 46.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hurricanes are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are ranked 320th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 291 conceded for the year. The Hurricanes defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.5% (525 of 1,060) and they relinquish 32.9 boards per game as a squad. They give up 39.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 338th in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the California Golden Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 65-62 against North Carolina State. When discussing rebounding, California allowed North Carolina State to pull down 30 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They went 10.0% from 3-point land by shooting 1 out of 10 and finished the game at 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Golden Bears allowed North Carolina State to knock down 26 out of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Bears ended up going 24 for 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.3%. In the matter of 3-pointers, California converted 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a percentage of 64.7%. North Carolina State was called for 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Golden Bears collected 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. ended up being important for the Golden Bears in this game. He earned 14 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He made 5 of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

California has a record of 9-9 for the campaign. As an offense, the Golden Bears are connecting on 43.7% from the field, which is ranked 250th in the nation. California has accounted for 1,350 points for the season (75.0 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.1 times per game (358th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. The Golden Bears are responsible for committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they hit 74.6% from the free throw line.

The California defense allows 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (129 of 353) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.0 assists and 33.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 94th and 113th in college hoops. The Golden Bears are ranked 278th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 74.9. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (331st in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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