College basketball on Saturday night and we will see the Arizona Wildcats travel to Berkeley, California to take on the California Golden Bears. The game has a start time of 10:30 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on Pac-12 Network. Vegas odds have the Wildcats listed as 4 point favorites, while the total has yet to be set.
Analysis: The Arizona Wildcats remained just 1 of three undefeated teams in the nation, with their come from behind win over Stanford on Thursday night. Arizona is now 21-0 on the year overall, including 8-0 in the Pac-12. The Wildcats are 110th in the nation in scoring at 74.3 ppg, but they shoot the ball very well, hitting 48% of their shots, which is 28th in the nation. Still this isn't a team this is fueled by their offense, but rather a defense that is 4th in points allowed (56.7 ppg) and 6th in defensive FG%, allowing teams to hit just 37.2% of their shots, including 29.3% from long range. The Cats are lead by Nick Johnson, who averages 16.7 ppg, while Aaron Gordon is the leading rebounder on the team with 8.0 boards per game.
The Cal Bears come in at 14-7 overall and 5-3 in the Pac-12. Cal did start off 5-0 in the Pac-12, but they have now lost 3 in a row and taking on the number 1 team in the nation may not be the best remedy for their ails. Cal is a solid offensive team, averaging 75.8 ppg (81st) on 46.4% shooting, but they have averaged just 70.2 ppg during their 3 game slide. The Cal Bears have a balanced offense as 6 plays average at least 9.1 ppg. The group is lead by Justin Cobbs, who knocks in 15.5 ppg, while the leading rebounder on the team is Richard Solomon, who grabs 10.7 boards a game, while also ranking 2nd on the team in scoring at 11.6 ppg. Defensively, the Bears have allowed 69 ppg on 41.4% shooting.
Pick: I have to go with Arizona in this one. The Cats got a major scare vs Stanford in their last game, but that should only have them more focused for this one. The Cats defense has been awesome this year and the Cal Bears are having problems scoring right now. I look for the Wildcats to win this one rather easily.
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