The California Golden Bears (11-1) are 7.5-point favorites as they attempt to build on an 11-game home win streak when they square off against the Columbia Lions (9-2) on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Haas Pavilion. The contest airs at 5 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.
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Cal Cover -7.5 vs Columbia -111
Cal vs. Columbia betting lines
- Cal moneyline odds to win: -352
- Columbia moneyline odds to win: +277
- Spread: Cal (-7.5)
- Total: 149.5
Cal statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Cal did a better job covering the spread in away games (10-3-0) than it did in home games (8-9-0) last year.
- In terms of over/unders, the Golden Bears hit the over more consistently at home last year, as they went over the total 11 times in 17 opportunities (64.7%). In road games, they hit the over four times in 13 opportunities (30.8%).
Last season stats
- The Golden Bears put up 75.6 points per game and gave up 76.8 last season, making them 129th in the country offensively and 310th on defense.
- At 33.4 rebounds per game and 31.8 rebounds allowed, Cal was 90th and 217th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
- The Golden Bears were eighth-worst in college basketball in assists (10.5 per game) last year.
Cal betting records this season
- ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
- O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 1-0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.9 (79th in nation) | 40.6 (64th) | 32.4 (221st) | 29.4 (107th) | 15.3 (135th) | 10.1 (65th) |
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Columbia statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- This year, Columbia is 5-0-0 at home against the spread (1.000 winning percentage). On the road, it is 4-1-0 ATS (.800).
- Lions games have finished above the over/under 60% of the time both at home (three of five) and on the road (three of five) this year.
Last season stats
- With 78.4 points per game on offense, the Lions were 68th in the country last year. On defense, they gave up 78.1 points per contest, which ranked 327th in college basketball.
- With 31.7 boards per game, Columbia ranked 188th in the country. It gave up 31.1 rebounds per contest, which ranked 172nd in college basketball.
- With 17.4 dimes per game, the Lions were sixth-best in college basketball in the category.
Columbia betting records this season
- ATS Record: 9-1-0 (Home: 5-0-0; Away: 4-1-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 8-1-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
- O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 3-2-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 3-1)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.7 (55th in nation) | 40.0 (48th) | 39.4 (10th) | 25.7 (seventh) | 16.4 (86th) | 12.8 (270th) |
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