California at Washington State: 3/9/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction

Washington State Cougars (18-13) vs California Golden Bears (12-19)

Game Info: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 9:00 pm (T-Mobile Arena)

Betting Odds: Washington State Cougars -6.5 -- Over/Under: 126 Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Cal Bears will play the Washington State Cougars in this college basketball matchup scheduled for Wednesday Night in the 1st round of the Pac 12 Tournament.

The Cal Bears are coming off of a 28 point loss to Arizona in their last time out. Jordan Shepherd led the Bears with 16 points to lead the Bears. Lars Thiemann had 11 points in the loss.

The Cal Bears are led in scoring by Jordan Shepherd who averages 14.5 points and 2.8 rebounds for this team. Andre Kelly averages 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds a night. Grant Anticevich is the third leading scorer for the Bears as he averages 9.8 points a game for this team.

The Bears are averaging 73.1 points per game on 47.3% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 61 points per game. They are shooting 70.7% from the free throw line. 

The Washington State Cougars are coming off of a 20 point win against Oregon in their last time out. Noah Williams scored 19 points to lead the Cougars. Efe Abogidi had 14 points and six rebounds, Michael Flowers added 10 points with six assists and TJ Bamba scored 10 points. Williams had eight assists in the win.

The Washington State Cougars are led in scoring by Michael Flowers who averages 14.2 points and 3.4 rebounds for this team. Tyrell Roberts averages 10.8 points and 2.5 rebounds a night. Noah Williams is the third leading scorer for the Cougars as he averages 10.5 points a game for this team.

The Cougars are averaging 72.3 points per game on 41.1% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 65.3 points per game. They are shooting 74.1% from the free throw line. 

The Cougars are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 neutral site games and are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Golden Bears are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss. The Cougars are likely to win this one but Cal can keep it close. I’ll back the Bears here.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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