Cal vs. Oregon Prediction
Can the Cal Golden Bears hang with the Oregon Ducks tonight at 9:00PM ET in Pac-12 play?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Ducks are 9-point home favorites versus the Golden Bears while the over/under currently sits at 131 points. Oregon opened as a 10-point home favorite before the line was bet down a full point, while the total hit the board at 130.5 before climbing slightly to 131.
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Cal has won three-straight games, all of which came in conference play. Their latest victory came against Washington State, as the Golden Bears won by four but failed to cover as a 16.5-point favorite. In fact, the team has now failed to cover in back-to-back games, both of which were as double-digit home favorites over.
Oregon is one of the hotter teams in the nation, rattling off 14-straight wins to get to 16-2 overall. While the Golden Bears couldn’t cover against Washington and Washington State, the Ducks crushed the Cougars 83-61 and the Huskies 85-66 in two of their last three games. Their latest victory, an 85-43 win over Oregon State in Eugene, gave the Ducks five consecutive covers.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Golden Bears are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games versus the Ducks and have covered in 13 of their last 16 games in Eugene. The underdog is also 4-1 against the spread in the last five meetings between these two teams while the road team has cashed in eight of the last 10 meetings between these two teams. Cal should give Oregon somewhat of a game tonight and keep the score within the nine points.
THURSDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREDICTION: CAL GOLDEN BEARS +9