Arizona Wildcats vs California Golden Bears 2/9/2023 Picks

Arizona Wildcats vs California Golden Bears 2/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The #4 Arizona Wildcats will go against the California Golden Bears in NCAAB action in Haas Pavilion, CA, on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 11:00 PM ET.

The Arizona Wildcats (21-3, 11-12-1 ATS) trounced the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, 84-52, to earn their sixth straight triumph. The victory keeps Arizona’s PAC-12 standings deficit to UCLA at 0.5 games.

This season, the squad has a 4-2 away record. Arizona is 5-1 ATS in their last six games despite having a poor record against the spread this year. Arizona broke this game wide open early on, leading by 26 points at the break.

Arizona fired it up, making 14 of 25 shots (56.0%) while the Beavers struggled, shooting 33.3% in the first half. In the first half, the Wildcats attempted 15 free throws, making 21, and were successful.

In just 23 minutes, Azuolas Tubelis notched 19 points and eight rebounds. In addition, Courtney Ramey had six rebounds and 11 points.

Arizona ranks sixth in the country for scoring offense with an average of 83.3 points per game. They are making 48.8% of their attempts, including 36.3% of their three-point attempts (13th) (69th).

With an average of 74.8 points per game in conference play, they were not as effective, but they are still making 43.3% of their shots and pulling down 36.2 rebounds a game, which is nearly three more than they are giving up.

Arizona averages 118.6 points per 100 possessions while giving up 96.3 points per 100 possessions, ranking 11th overall (37th). In the KenPom rankings, they are ranked sixth.

The Arizona Wildcats are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 10 of Arizona’s last 15 matches.
The Wildcats are 6-0 SU in their last 6 matches.

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Arizona Wildcats vs California Golden Bears Predictions 2/9/2023

To end a seven-game losing run, the California Golden Bears (3-20, 10-13-0 ATS) will need to win this game. The Bears suffered a 61-46 defeat to Utah on Sunday, dropping their conference record to 2-10.

Cal’s home record is 3-10. Over the past two games, the Bears are 2-0. With a five-point deficit at the break, Cal managed to keep this game close by restricting Utah to just 34.4% shooting, including just 4-17 from three-point range.

After the half, though, the Golden Bears faltered, making only 28.6% of their baskets and only eight trips to the foul line overall, making four of those efforts.

Kuany Kuany contributed 11 points and seven rebounds, and Lars Thiemann scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

California is ranked 251st according to KenPom. It is not unexpected given that they average 99.7 points for every 100 possessions, ranking 287th overall, and allow 106.5 points per 100 possessions, ranking 203rd overall.

The offense of this club ranks 361st in the nation, averaging just 59.0 points per game. However, their defense improved, surrendering only 68.0 points per game.

Cal is scoring just 58.9 points per game on 39.8% of its shots in the conference. Their most recent two opponents were limited to 61 and 59 points.

The total went UNDER in 4 of California’s last 5 matches.
The California Golden Bears are 0-7 SU in their last 7 matches.
The Golden Bears are 4-16 SU in their last 20 matches at home.

#4 Arizona Wildcats vs California Golden Bears. The NCAAB pick for this game is the California Golden Bears. The previous time these teams met, the Wildcats defeated Cal by just 13 points, failing to cover the spread.

The fact that this squad rested its starters, despite having won five of their last six matches against the spread, prevents them from simply dominating their opponents.

This team wants to be rested as the competition period approaches. So they will let others play if they start strong and lead by 15+ points at the half. They are unable to cover the spread as a result.

In the most recent game, they did easily defeat the Beavers, although Oregon State handled the bulk of the work. California excels at remaining competitive.

The Wildcats should win by a margin of 14 points since they struggle to score but play excellent defense. The California Golden Bears will win to a predicted score of 81-62.

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