The California Golden Bears will visit the Washington State Cougars on Thursday at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Tip-off between the Pacific 12 Conference competitors is at 7:00 p.m. PT.
The Cougars are nine-point spread favorites and the game total is 140.5 points.
Cal (10-14 SU, 12-12 ATS, and 14-10 O/U) lost 61-60 to UCLA on Saturday. The Golden Bears, 2-4 SU and 4-2 ATS on the road, are 6-7 in Pac-12 play (four games out of first place).
Washington State (18-6 SU, 12-12 ATS, and 11-13 O/U) beat Oregon 62-56 on Saturday. The Cougars, 11-1 SU and 6-6 ATS at home, are 9-4 in Pac-12 play (one game out of first place).
California beat Washington State 81-75 in overtime on January 20. The Cougars outshot the Golden Bears but were outrebounded and committed six more turnovers. Jun ior guard Jaylon Tyson paced Cal with a career-high 30 points on 10-for-23 shooting. The Golden Bears lead the all-time series 76-56.
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California scores 75.0 points per game (157th) on 42.8 percent shooting (280th), including 34.3 percent from beyond the arc (163rd). Cal converts 72.1 percent of its free-throw attempts (161st) and averages 34.6 rebounds (82nd), 12.3 assists (227th), and 11.3 turnovers (119th).
The Golden Bears give up 75.9 points per game (228th) on 44.4 percent shooting (229th), including 35.3 percent from three-point range (303rd), with 31.3 rebounds per game (163rd). Cal averages 2.7 blocks (271st), 5.6 steals (278th), and 17.4 fouls (212th) per game.
KenPom ranks California 107th in the country. The Golden Bears are 99th in offensive efficiency, 136th in defensive efficiency, and 175th in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
GRIT.
Daws reclaims the lead for the Bears. He's got his 16th double-double of the season.
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