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The Cal Golden Bears (7-4) and the No. 23 San Diego State Aztecs (7-2) meet Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose. Tip-off is set for 10:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Cal vs. San Diego State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Cal halted a 3-game losing streak last time out with an 84-66 win over Northwestern State last Saturday, cashing as a 16-point favorite as the Over (144.5) cashed. The Golden Bears are just 3-4 against the spread (ATS) in the past 7 games, while the Over has cashed in 4 in a row, while going 6-1 in the past 7 outings in the span.
San Diego State took care of Cal Baptist last time out Dec. 11 by an 81-75 score, but it didn’t cover as 13.5-point favorites. The Aztecs have failed to cover the past 2 outings, while going 3-5 ATS in 8 games with a spread this season. The Over is on a 4-1 run in the previous 5 outings.
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Cal vs. San Diego State odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 11:05 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cal +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | San Diego State -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Cal +5.5 (-115) | San Diego State -5.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 144.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Cal vs. San Diego State picks and predictions
Prediction
San Diego State 83, Cal 71
Moneyline
San Diego State (-225) will set you back more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s way too expensive for a standalone wager. However, if you were to put the Aztecs into a multi-leg parlay, it would be perfectly acceptable to include San Diego State.
PASS.
Against the spread
SAN DIEGO STATE -5.5 (-105) is a solid play, as it should get the job done by at least 3 buckets in this neutral-site battle in the Bay Area.
Cal +5.5 (-115) has really struggled lately, losing 3 of the past 4 games outright. That includes home losses to Cornell and Stanford as a favorite.
Back San Diego State, as it has the much better body of work.
Over/Under
OVER 144.5 (-105) is a solid bet in this intra-state battle in San Jose.
The Over has hit in 4 in a row for Cal, while going 6-1 in the previous 7 outings. Cal has scored at least 78 points in 7 consecutive contests.
For San Diego State, the total has cashed in 4 of the past 5 outings, while going for 73 or more points on offense in each of the previous 4 games.
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