The California Golden Bears (12-2, 0-1 ACC) are at home in ACC play against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-4, 1-0 ACC) on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET. The Golden Bears are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5.

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Cal vs. Notre Dame betting lines

• Cal moneyline odds to win: -200
• Notre Dame moneyline odds to win: +166
• Spread: Cal (-4.5)
• Total: 138.5

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.
• The Golden Bears hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of home games (64.7%) than games on the road (30.8%) last season.

Last season stats

• With 75.6 points scored per game and 76.8 points allowed last year, the Golden Bears were 129th in the nation on offense and 310th on defense.
• Cal was 90th in the nation in rebounds per game (33.4) and 217th in rebounds conceded (31.8) last year.
• The Golden Bears were eighth-worst in the country in assists (10.5 per game) last year.

Cal betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 1-0-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
• O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 1-0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 10-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)

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Notre Dame statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Last year, Notre Dame was 7-9-0 at home against the spread (.438 winning percentage). Away, it was 5-7-0 ATS (.417).
• Looking at the over/under, Fighting Irish games finished over less often at home (seven of 16, 43.8%) than on the road (seven of 12, 58.3%) last year.
• When moneyline underdogs last season, the Fighting Irish won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than on the road (0-7).

Last season stats

• The Fighting Irish were 212th in the country last year with 72.6 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 195th with 72.5 points allowed per contest.
• Last season Notre Dame averaged 31.6 boards per game (194th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 29.1 rebounds per contest (56th-ranked).
• The Fighting Irish averaged 11.4 assists per game, which ranked them 323rd in the country.

Notre Dame betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 3-0-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
• O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-1)