California favored by 10.5 against Utah on Thursday

Utah UtesCalifornia Golden Bears
Feb 28, 9:00 PM | Haas Pavilion

Utah Utes vs California Golden Bears Odds

11-15TEAM RECORD18-9



Utah pays a visit to California on Thursday, hoping to send the Golden Bears to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Haas Pavilion.

The Golden Bears bring a 18-9 record (10-13-2 ATS) to this tilt against the 11-15 Utes, who are 16-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed California go 8-16 so far and the Utes go 10-10.



View Utah vs California Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 10.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 62-rated Golden Bears and the No. 109-ranked Utes, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 68-67 result in favor of the Golden Bears.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and California has the nation's No. 167-rated offensive output, at 67.7 PPG. The visiting Utes defense ranks No. 72 allowing on average 62.2 PPG. The Golden Bears FG% has averaged 44.7% so far, more than the Utes marksmen have achieved on the year, 44.6% per game.

Defensively, Utah features the nation's No. 97-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.2 points per game. California, meanwhile, comes in at No. 176 nationally in scoring at home.

Utah lost its last outing, a 60-50 result against Colorado on February 21. They covered in that game as a 12-point underdog. Utah got 12 points from Jordan Loveridge but lost anyway, 60-50, to Colorado on Thursday at Coors Events Center.

California won its last outing, a 60-59 result against Oregon State on February 23. They failed to cover in that game as a 2-point favorite. California earned a 60-59 victory over Oregon State on Saturday, getting 18 points from Justin Cobbs at Gill Coliseum.


Utah Utes Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Stanford are 1-3
After playing Colorado are 5-2
After a loss are 3-7

California Golden Bears Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 9-0
After playing Oregon State are 9-1
After a win are 5-5


A few Utes at Golden Bears trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
Utah is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games on the road
California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of California's last 7 games at home
California is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah


Next up:
Utah at Stanford, Sunday, March 3
California home to Colorado, Saturday, March 2

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