Sunday college basketball and we will see the California Golden Bears travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to take on the Utah Utes. The game has a start time of 8:30 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN U. Current Vegas betting odds have Utah listed as 6.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 135.  

Analysis:  The California Golden Bears come into this game playing very good ball, as they have won 5 games in a row to push their record to 16-9 overall and 6-6 within the Pac-12. Three of the Bears wins in their last 5 games have come on the road and they are 5-2 in true road games for the year. Cal has gone 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall, but just 7-19 ATS in their last 26 vs. the Pac-12. The Cal Bears have not been a good offensive team this year, ranking 197th in scoring (66.7 ppg), 156th in shooting (43.8%), 123rd in 3 point shooting (35.2%) and 292nd in FT shooting (65.6%). The defense for this team has been rather average this year as they come in ranked 149th in points allowed (65.3 ppg), 108th in defensive FG% (41.4%) and 82nd in 3 point defense (31.9%).  

The Utah Utes come in having won 3 games in a row, which now puts them at 19-4 on the year and in a first place tie with Arizona in the Pac-12 with a 9-2 record. The Utes have been dominant at home this year where they are 14-0, outscoring their opponents by 24.9 ppg on their home floor. Utah has gone 40-13-3 ATS in their last 56 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 42-17-1 ATS in their last 60 vs. the Pac 12. The Utes have been a very good offensive team this year, ranking 36th in scoring (74.2 ppg), 5th in shooting (50.0%), 9th in 3 point shooting (40.8%) and 171st in FT shooting (69.2%). The defense for this team has been excellent as they come in ranked 10th in points allowed (56.2 ppg), 6th in defensive FG% (37.5%) and 97th in 3 point defense (32.4%).

Pick: Going with the Under in this one. Utah has been an excellent defensive team this year, especially at home where they have allowed just 56.4 ppg, while in their last 10 overall they have given up just 55.4 ppg. Cal has been decent on the defensive end of the floor this year, allowing 67.6 ppg on the road and just 64 ppg in their last 3 games overall. This should not be an uptempo game, which should keep the scoring to around 120. 

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