Cal vs. Cal Poly betting: College basketball preview for November 7

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The California Golden Bears (1-0) are heavy, 15.5-point favorites against the Cal Poly Mustangs (0-1) on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ACC Network Extra. The matchup has an over/under set at 157.5 points.

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Cal Cover -15.5 vs Cal Poly -109

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

Cal vs. Cal Poly betting lines

  • Cal moneyline odds to win: -1493
  • Cal Poly moneyline odds to win: +860
  • Spread: Cal (-15.5)
  • Total: 157.5

Cal statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cal had a worse record against the spread at home (6-10-0) than it did on the road (6-5-0) last season.
  • In home games last year, the Golden Bears eclipse the total 50% of the time (eight of 16 games). They hit the over more often in road games, going over the total in 54.5% of games (six of 11).

Last season stats

  • At 74.0 points scored per game and 77.0 points conceded last season, the Golden Bears were 163rd in college basketball offensively and 313th defensively.
  • With 34.0 rebounds per game and 32.6 rebounds conceded, Cal was 83rd and 241st in the nation, respectively, last year.
  • The Golden Bears were 269th in the nation in assists (12.1 per game) last year.

Cal betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-17-0 (Home: 6-10-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 19-13-0 (Home: 8-8-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 6-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-15 (Home: 4-2; Away: 3-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (301st in nation) 44.8 (244th) 34.0 (83rd) 32.6 (241st) 12.1 (269th) 10.9 (144th)

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Cal Poly statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, Cal Poly had a lower winning percentage at home (.462, 6-7-0 record) than away (.500, 8-8-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Mustangs games finished over six of 13 times at home (46.2%) and 10 of 16 away (62.5%) last year.
  • The Mustangs, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-11) than away (0-16) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Mustangs struggled to put up points last year, ranking sixth-worst in college basketball with 63.7 points per game. They fared better on defense, ranking 250th by giving up 74.1 points per contest.
  • Cal Poly averaged only 27.5 boards per game (fourth-worst in college basketball), and allowed 34.8 boards per contest (326th-ranked).
  • In terms of assists, the Mustangs dished out just 9.8 dimes per game (third-worst in college basketball).

Cal Poly betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 15-16-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 15.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 15-16-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-14-1 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 10-5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-28 (Home: 2-11; Away: 0-16)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.5 (342nd in nation) 46.0 (309th) 27.5 (355th) 34.8 (326th) 9.8 (356th) 12.2 (276th)
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