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California vs Stanford Prediction 3/12/25 College Basketball Picks
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Stanford (19-12) vs California (14-18)
March 12, 2025 at 07:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Stanford -5.5 — Over/Under: 142.5
The Cal Golden Bears and Stanford Cardinal meet Wednesday in the college basketball ACC Second Round at the Spectrum Center. Here’s a Cal vs Stanford Prediction. This article will include a Cal vs Stanford Pick.
Cal Golden Bears Betting Preview
The Cal Golden Bears recently played Louisville, Notre Dame, and Virginia Tech. Cal has a chance to win two straight games for the first time since January 22-25.
The Cal Golden Bears are averaging 75.5 points on 1.8 percent shooting and allowing 76.9 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Andrej Stojakovic is averaging 16.8 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Jeremiah Wilkinson is averaging 15.4 points and 1.5 assists. BJ Omot is the third double-digit scorer and Jovan Blacksher Jr. is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Cal Golden Bears are shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The Cal Golden Bears are allowing 38.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.
Stanford Cardinal Betting Preview
The Stanford Cardinal recently played SMU, Notre Dame, and Louisville. Stanford hasn’t lost three straight games since December 21 – January 4.
The Stanford Cardinal are averaging 72.9 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 70.4 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Maxime Raynaud is averaging 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds, while Oziyah Sellers is averaging 13.3 points and 2.7 rebounds. Jaylen Blakes is the third double-digit scorer and Ryan Agarwal is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Stanford Cardinal are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 78.5 percent from the free throw line. The Stanford Cardinal are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
Why the Stanford Cardinal will win
- California has lost nine of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
- Stanford has won five of its last six games against California.
- Stanford has won the first half in five of its last six games against California.
Why the California Golden Bears will win
- Stanford has lost each of its last three games played at neutral venues.
- California has won the first half in each of its last three games played at neutral venues against Stanford.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Stanford’s last five games against Conference opponents at neutral venues has produced a total of 130 or fewer points.
- Each of California’s last five games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 153+ points.
Matchup/League Facts
- Stanford ranks T17th among Division 1 teams for opponent blocks per game this season (2.4).
- Stanford ranks 19th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game this season (18.6).
- California ranks 21st among Division 1 teams for free throw attempts per game this season (23.3).
- California ranks 29th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game this season (19.1).
Cal vs Stanford Injury Report
Stanford is without Derin Saran, while Donavin Young and Evan Stinson are questionable. Cal will be without Devin Curtis and BJ Omot, while Joshua Ola-Joseph is questionable with an undisclosed issue.
Cal vs Stanford Prediction
I was going to lean toward Stanford until I saw the line. Cal is on the end of a back-to-back and just played double overtime yesterday. Before that game, Cal played four overtimes against Notre Dame. That’s a lot of basketball over the last four days. However, Stanford can’t score the basketball enough to lay decent-sized numbers, and the Cardinals just scored 54 points against Notre Dame and 48 points against Louisville. Stanford is a below-average shooting team across the board. The only meeting between Stanford and Cal this season came down to the wire. I’ll grab the points with Cal on Wednesday night.
