Utah vs. Cal Picks, Odds and Prediction – March 2

Saturday's contest between the Utah Utes (17-11, 8-9 Pac-12) and California Golden Bears (13-16, 9-9 Pac-12) at Jon M. Huntsman Center has a projected final score of 81-71 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Utah, so it should be a lopsided matchup. The game will begin at 9:00 PM ET on March 2. According to our computer prediction, Utah should cover the point spread, which currently sits at 8.5. The two teams are projected to go under the 154.5 total.

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Utah vs. Cal Odds

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Utah vs. Cal Prediction

• Prediction: Utah 81, Cal 71

Utah Betting Info

• The Utes' record against the spread in conference games is 6-11-0.
• The Utes have seen nine of their 17 Pac-12 games hit the over.
• This season, the Utes have been moneyline favorites 18 times and won 13, or 72.2%, of those games.
• This season, Utah has won seven of its eight games when favored by at least -430 on the moneyline.
• In 10 of 27 games this season, the Utes and their opponents have combined to score more than 154.5 points.
• The average total in Utah's outings this year is 151.5, 3.0 fewer points than this game's over/under.

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Cal Betting Info

• The Golden Bears have nine wins against the spread in 18 Pac-12 games this year.
• There have been 10 Golden Bears Pac-12 games (out of 18) that hit the over this season.
• The Golden Bears have won in seven, or 38.9%, of the 18 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Cal has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +330 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The Golden Bears have combined with their opponent to score more than 154.5 points in 12 of 29 games this season.
• The average over/under for Cal's outings this season is 151.2, 3.3 fewer points than this game's point total.

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Utah vs. Cal Scoring Insights

• The Utes are averaging 78.2 points, just two more than the 76.2 the Golden Bears give up.
• Utah is 8-6 versus the spread and 12-3 overall when scoring more than 76.2.
• When Cal concedes fewer than 78.2 points, it is 10-8 versus the spread and 12-6 overall.
• The Golden Bears score only 1.7 more points per game (75) than the Utes allow (73.3).
• When putting up over 73.3 points, Cal is 10-6 against the spread and 8-8 overall.
• Utah is 12-2 against the spread and 14-1 overall when it has allowed fewer than 75 points.
• The Utes have outscored opponents by 139 points this season (4.9 per game), but the Golden Bears have been outscored by 36 points (1.2 per game).

Utah vs. Cal Rankings

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