Stanford Best Bet to Cover Spread vs California 3/13/2024

· Mar 13 - 5 minutes read

One of the games from the first round of the Pac-12 tournament was between 11th seed Stanford (13-17, 8-12) and sixth-seeded California (13-18, 9-11). These teams were only separated by a game during the regular season, which makes NCAAB expert picks very challenging.

However, what could help when making picks is that these teams played each other a week ago in the final game of the regular season. The Cardinal dominated the Golden Bears, winning 80-58 and ending a six-game losing streak. That loss extended the Golden Bears’ losing streak to three games.

Stanford Best Bet to Cover Spread vs California 3/13/2024

California vs Stanford Game Information

Game: California (13-18) vs. Stanford (13-17)
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Day/Time: Wednesday, March 13, 9:00 p.m. ET
California vs Stanford Live Stream: TBS.com

Stanford won the last game between these teams, which leans NCAAB’s best bet in its direction. On top of that, California won in the first meeting between these teams, but Stanford still covered a 2½-point spread as the underdog.

California vs Stanford Odds and Spreads

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California vs Stanford Betting Trends

Stanford has hit the Team Total Under in 10 of their last 12 away games (+7.60 Units / 54% ROI)
California has hit the Team Total Over in 19 of their last 30 games (+7.35 Units / 21% ROI)
Stanford has hit the Game Total Under in 9 of their last 12 away games (+5.70 Units / 43% ROI)
California has hit the Moneyline in 9 of their last 13 games at home (+6.50 Units / 31% ROI)
Stanford has hit the 1H Game Total Over in 11 of their last 17 games (+5.20 Units / 27% ROI)
California has hit the Game Total Over in 17 of their last 30 games (+3.80 Units / 12% ROI)
Stanford has hit the 1H Moneyline in 2 of their last 5 away games (+4.35 Units / 87% ROI)
California has hit the 1H Game Total Over in 17 of their last 31 games (+3.25 Units / 9% ROI)

California vs Stanford ATS Pick: Stanford -1½

This matchup is exciting for college basketball spreads, mainly because these teams just played each other to close out their regular seasons. Stanford dominated that game, winning 80-58 and covered as four-point favorites.

Given what Stanford was able to do in the last game of the regular season, it is hard not to back the Cardinal again in college basketball lines to beat California in the Pac-12 tournament. However, the Cardinal did get a lot of help from its bench, with Maxime Raynaud, Kanaan Carlyle and Andrej Stojakovic combining for 42 points. Raynaud is a regular starter and should be back in the starting five for this game against California.

On the other hand, the two top players for California played well with Jaylon Tyson scoring 15 and Fardaws Aimaq adding 18 points. That was not the best game for the top two scorers on the Golden Bears, but Stanford clearly kept the rest of the offense in check.

Because of that last game of the regular season, all signs point to Stanford continuing to succeed against California. The other time these teams met, California did win, 73-71, but was favored by 2½ and failed to cover.

California vs Stanford Over/Under Pick: Over 150½

The over makes a lot of sense as an option in college basketball picks for this game because both teams have unreliable defenses. Against conference opponents this season, California and Stanford allow over 77 points per game.

California’s lack of defense was put on full display when it allowed Stanford to score 80 points in the last game. Furthermore, the Golden Bears’ offense struggled but usually performs much better. Tyson is tied for the second-most points per game in the Pac-12 at 19.6 but struggled in the loss to Stanford. He should bounce back to help this game to help hit the over.

California vs Stanford Player Prop Pick: Jaylon Tyson Over 17.5 points (-113)

Tyson is bound to have a more significant impact in this game after only scoring 15 points in the last meeting between California and Stanford. He has been one of the top players in the Pac-12 all season and should be able to bring his level of play up a notch to keep the game close with Stanford.