GAME: #861 California vs #862 UCLA
TIME: 1/19/2020 – 8:00p EST
SPREAD: UCLA -8
TOTAL: 131
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The California Golden Bears (8-9, 2-2) are set for a PAC 12 road game against the UCLA Bruins (8-9, 1-3) at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST. UCLA is looking for their 6th straight win in the series against Cal. In their last games out, Cal lost at USC 56-88 while UCLA lost at Stanford 59-74. Last season these teams met twice, with UCLA winning both games by scores of 98-83 and 75-67.
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
The California Golden Bears are averaging 64 points per game on 43% field goal shooting. California is allowing 69 points per game on 41% field goal shooting while forcing 11 turnovers per game, adding 4 steals and 3 blocks on defense per game. California is led by Matt Bradley who is averaging 17.4 points 5.1 rebounds 1.7 assists per game.
UCLA BRUINS
The UCLA Bruins are averaging 70 points per game on 43% field goal shooting along with 11.6 offensive rebounds per game. The Bruins are allowing 69 points per game on 43% field-goal shooting while forcing 13 turnovers per game adding 5.4 steals and 3.5 blocks. UCLA is led by Chris Smith who is averaging 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
CALIFORNIA vs UCLA PREDICTION
These teams are both coming off embarrassing losses on the road but UCLA has had one extra day to prepare for this game and with UCLA getting back on their home court, it will help their struggling offense knock down some shots. UCLA will dominate the glass in this competition as Cal struggles with offensive and defensive rebounding whereas UCLA is 14th in the nation in offensive rebounding. Mick Cronin should have his boys ready for redemption after their beatdown loss at Stanford to cover this spread and get their offensive mojo back in a higher than usual scoring game for the Bruins.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
CALIFORNIA
- Golden Bears are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog.
- Golden Bears are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games.
UCLA
- Bruins are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
- Bruins are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite.
- Bruins are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games.
- Bruins are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
- Over is 6-1-1 in Bruins last 8 games as a home favorite.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: UCLA -8 / Over 131
Fade the Public: no data / no data
Sharp Action: no data / no data
California vs UCLA Prediction & Analysis – College Basketball