Sacramento State vs California Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/24/24

The Sacramento State Hornets and the Cal Golden Bears meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Haas Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Sacramento State vs. Cal prediction.

Sacramento State Recap

The Sacramento State Hornets come into this one looking to bounce back from a 79-69 loss to CSU-Northridge last time out. After this game, Sacramento State will head to take on Air Force.

Hornets Lose Third Straight

Jacob Holt leads the Hornets in scoring with 13.3 PPG and 4.8 RPG while Julian Vaughns has 12 PPG with 3.3 RPG. Lachlan Brewer has 9 PPG while EJ Neal and Alex Kovachev each have 8.5+ PPG with a team-high 5 RPG to share the team lead on the glass. As a team, Sacramento State is averaging 71.5 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three, and 59.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Sacramento State Hornets will win

• California has lost each of its last six Sunday day games.

Cal Recap

The Cal Golden Bears come into this game looking to build on their 78-69 win over Air Force last time out. After this game, Cal will play against Mercyhurst and Missouri.

Golden Bears Look To Keep Momentum Going After Back-To-Back Wins

Andrej Stojakovic has a team-high 17.8 PPG with 5.8 RPG while Jovan Blacksher Jr. has 16.3 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 3 APG to lead the Golden Bears in assists. BJ Omot has 10.8 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Cal so far this season. Lee Dort leads Cal on the glass with 7.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cal is averaging 79 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three, and 73.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the California Golden Bears will win

• California has won eight of its last nine games at Haas Pavilion.
• Sacramento State has lost seven of its last eight games against non-conference opponents.

Sacramento State vs. Cal Prediction

I’m on Cal here. The Golden Bears are the better team playing better defense and Sacramento State has relied on dragging teams into lower-scoring battles for the better part of the season, but Cal is too good for the Hornets to be able to do that. I just feel like Cal has more depth and I think the Golden Bears get the win and cover at home. Give me Cal.