Stanford vs California Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 6 (Golden Bears Put Up a Fight at Haas Pavilion)

Stanford vs California Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• Stanford (5-9, 0-4 Pac-12) vs. California (2-13, 1-3 Pac-12)
• Date: Friday, January 6, 2023
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• Venue: Haas Pavilion -- Berkeley, California

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Friday with an exciting matchup between the Stanford Cardinal and California Golden Bears. Stanford is coming off a disappointing 71-66 loss to Utah on Saturday. Spencer Jones led the offense with 16 points (6-of-15 shooting) and 4 rebounds.

Meanwhile, California earned its first Pac-12 win of the season with an 80-76 victory over Colorado on Saturday. All five starters scored in double-digits and the Golden Bears shot 58.0% from the floor as a team. Freshman Grant Newell shined with an efficient double-double (13 points & 12 rebounds).

Stanford vs California Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: STAN: (450) | CAL: (+350)
• Spread: STAN: -9.5 (-104) | CAL: +9.5 (-118)
• Total: 123.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Stanford enters this contest as clear road favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 9 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 123.5 points, which is below average compared to Friday's projected totals.

Stanford vs California Betting Trends

• Stanford has covered the spread six times in 14 games.
• The Cardinal have two wins ATS (2-1) as a 7.5-point favorite or greater this season.
• Out of 14 Stanford's games so far this season, seven have hit the over.
• Against the spread, Cal is 6-8-0 this season.
• Against the spread as 7.5-point underdogs or more, the Golden Bears are 5-3.
• Out of Cal's 14 games so far this year, seven have hit the over.

Stanford Rank	Stanford AVG		Cal AVG	Cal Rank
281st	68.1	Points Scored	59.5	358th
79th	64.9	Points Allowed	66.4	113th
225th	31.8	Rebounds	28.1	353rd
201st	8.6	Off. Rebounds	6.5	328th
223rd	7.1	3pt Made	4.3	361st
196th	13.3	Assists	9.4	358th
245th	13.0	Turnovers	13.3	266th

Stanford vs California Prediction & Pick

California showed a glimpse of what this team is capable of achieving when firing on all cylinders on Saturday. They drained over half of their shots from beyond the arc and saw balanced scoring efforts from the starting five. The Golden Bears run into a Stanford team in desperate need of a win, though.

The Cardinal have started 0-4 in Pac-12 play and should come out hungry for a victory on Friday night. Stanford will have to keep its dominance on defense going as it allows only 64.3 points per away game. It also gives up an opponent shooting mark of just 42.9% when on the road this season.

California is a dismal 3-15 straight up in its last 18 home games, so I'll side with Stanford here.

Final Score Prediction: Stanford: 65 | California: 60

Stanford vs California Best Bet

I expect Stanford to win this game outright, but I do not expect it to blow out California. The Cardinal are just 1-6 against the spread (ATS) in their last seven games at Haas Pavilion. The Cardinal have also defeated the Golden Bears by at least 10 points in just two of the last 10 head-to-head contests.

California enters this one on a high after starting 2023 off with a impactful win. Look for head coach Mark Fox to lean on his star player Devin Askew to keep the score close on Friday night. Askew ranks fifth in the Pac-12 averaging 16.1 points per game and is shooting 54.7% from the floor this season.

Bet: California Golden Bears +9.5 (-118)

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