Stanford vs Cal Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for ACC Tournament

The No. 7 seed Stanford Cardinal (19-12, 11-9 ACC) take on the No. 15 seed California Golden Bears (14-18, 6-14 ACC) in the ACC tournament Wednesday at Spectrum Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Both teams will try to get one step closer to securing an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Stanford vs. Cal Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN2
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Arena: Spectrum Center

Before placing a wager on Wednesday's Stanford-Cal spread (Stanford -5.5) or total (139.5 points), check out the betting insights and trends below.

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Stanford vs. Cal: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Stanford has put together a 14-17-0 record against the spread this season.
• Cal has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 13 times.
• Stanford covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point favorite or more 60% of the time. That's less often than Cal covers as an underdog of 5.5 or more (66.7%).
• Against the spread, the Cardinal have played better at home, covering 11 times in 18 home games, and three times in 11 road games.
• The Golden Bears have performed better against the spread away (10-3-0) than at home (7-9-0) this year.
• Against the spread, in conference play, Stanford is 8-12-0 this season.
• Cal is 13-8-0 against the spread in ACC games this year.

Stanford vs. Cal: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Stanford has been victorious in 16, or 84.2%, of the 19 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• This season, the Cardinal have been victorious 14 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -225 or better on the moneyline.
• Cal has won 17.6% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (3-14).
• The Golden Bears have a 2-10 record (winning just 16.7% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +184 or longer.
• Stanford has an implied victory probability of 69.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Stanford vs. Cal Head-to-Head Comparison

• Stanford outscores opponents by 2.4 points per game (scoring 72.8 per game to rank 209th in college basketball while allowing 70.4 per contest to rank 132nd in college basketball) and has a +77 scoring differential overall.
• Maxime Raynaud's team-leading 20.1 points per game ranks 16th in college basketball.
• Cal's -35 scoring differential (being outscored by 1.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 75.7 points per game (125th in college basketball) while allowing 76.8 per outing (311th in college basketball).
• Andrej Stojakovic's 17.3 points per game leads Cal and ranks 98th in the nation.
• The Cardinal are 215th in the country at 31.3 rebounds per game. That's 1.9 more than the 29.4 their opponents average.
• Raynaud averages 10.9 rebounds per game (ranking fourth in college basketball) to lead the Cardinal.
• The Golden Bears come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 1.2 boards. They are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game (94th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 32.2.
• Mady Sissoko tops the team with 8.2 rebounds per game (53rd in college basketball).
• Stanford's 96.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 147th in college basketball, and the 93.6 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 183rd in college basketball.
• The Golden Bears rank 197th in college basketball with 94.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 258th defensively with 96.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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