The Golden Bears hope to be lousy hosts on Sunday as the Stanford Cardinal pay a visit to Haas Pavilion on the college basketball betting menu.

The Golden Bears bring a 16-5 record (12-7 ATS) to this tilt against the 15-5 Cardinal, who are 9-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed California go 6-12-1 so far and the Cardinal go 10-7.



View Stanford vs California Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cardinal are listed as 8.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Golden Bears, most recently No. 45 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Cardinal, who rate No. 59 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 79-77 victory for 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. 86-rated offensive output, at 72.4 PPG. The visiting Cardinal defense ranks No. 68 allowing on average 62.8 PPG. The Golden Bears FG% has averaged 48.5% so far, more than the Cardinal marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.1% per game.

Defensively, Stanford features the nation's No. 213-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.9 points per game. California, meanwhile, comes in at No. 127 nationally in scoring at home.

Stanford was a 76-63 loser in its last match on the road against Washington. They failed to cover the 4-point spread as underdogs. Stanford got 14 points from Aaron Bright but lost anyway, 76-63, to Washington on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena.

California was a 77-75 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Washington State. They failed to cover the 4.5-point spread as favorites. The Golden Bears got 19 points from Jorge Gutierrez, but it was Washington State that prevailed in a 77-75 final on Saturday at Friel Court.


Stanford Cardinal Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona State are 6-4
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

California Golden Bears Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Washington State are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

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


Next up:
Stanford home to Arizona State, Thursday, February 2
California home to Arizona, Thursday, February 2