The California Golden Bears (5-6) take on the Seattle Redhawks (11-3) at Haas Pavilion. The game will air on Pac-12 Network at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 29, 2018.
Seattle Redhawks at California Golden Bears Betting Prediction
In the Redhawks’ last contest, they were dismantled by the Stanford Cardinal, 96-74. Stanford made good use of their 33 trips to the free throw line, converting on 27 of them (81.8 percent). Seattle, meanwhile, was just 12-21 (57.1 percent). Terrell Brown led Seattle in scoring with 16 points on 6-for-15 shooting.
The Golden Bears were beaten by the Yale Bulldogs in their last outing, 76-59. Yale launched 21 three pointers, making nine of them (42.9 percent). California, meanwhile, was just 2-10 (20.0 percent). California’s Paris Austin had a good performance, leading both teams in scoring with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
After the Golden Bears won the only contest against the Redhawks last season, 81-59, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. The Golden Bears had a much better turnover percentage (7.5 vs. 18.2) and had a much better free throw rate (0.290 vs. 0.121).
California should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. California ranks 50th in the nation at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 15.9 percent), while Seattle forces the 66th-fewest turnovers (17.3 percent). Moreover, the Redhawks’ 59th-ranked offense (effective field goal percentage of 0.549) will square off against the Golden Bears’ 342nd-ranked defense (effective field goal percentage allowed of 0.572).
Seattle at California ATS Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Seattle ranks 69th in rebounds per game (38.4) while California ranks 257th (27.3).
The Redhawks rank third in assists allowed per game (8.6) while the Golden Bears rank 174th (14.8).
Seattle ranks 167th in three pointers attempted per game (21.3) while California ranks 238th (18.8).
The Redhawks rank 42nd in blocks per game (4.5) while the Golden Bears rank 97th (3.4).
California ranks 16th in steals allowed per game (4.6) while Seattle ranks 23rd (5.1).
Bettings Trends:
The Redhawks’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 7.0, down from 13.7 for the season.
During their last five games, the Golden Bears have scored an average of 71.0 points per game (2.0 below their season average) and allowed an average of 73.2 points per game (4.3 below their season average).
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