Cal vs. Pacific betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 6

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A pair of streaking teams meet when the California Golden Bears (7-1) host the Pacific Tigers (7-2) on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET. The Tigers are 9.5-point underdogs and will try to keep their four-game win streak intact against the Golden Bears, who have won four straight. The matchup has an over/under of 145.5 points.

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Cal vs. Pacific betting lines

  • Cal moneyline odds to win: -538
  • Pacific moneyline odds to win: +395
  • Spread: Cal (-9.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Cal statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cal did a better job covering the spread in road games (10-3-0) than it did in home games (8-9-0) last season.
  • The Golden Bears hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of home games (64.7%) than road games (30.8%) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Golden Bears scored 75.6 points per game and gave up 76.8 last season, ranking them 129th in college basketball on offense and 310th defensively.
  • Cal was 90th in the nation in rebounds per game (33.4) and 217th in rebounds conceded (31.8) last year.
  • Last season, the Golden Bears were eighth-worst in the nation in assists at 10.5 per game.

Cal betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-3-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 6-0; 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
48.2 (79th in nation) 40.3 (70th) 32.5 (224th) 29.9 (127th) 15.9 (115th) 10.9 (114th)

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Pacific statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, Pacific had better results on the road (7-7-0) than at home (5-9-0).
  • Tigers games finished above the over/under more frequently at home (eight times out of 14) than on the road (five of 14) last year.
  • The Tigers, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (1-5) than on the road (2-12) last season.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Tigers scored 69.5 points per game (297th-ranked in college basketball) last season. They ceded 75.8 points per contest on defense (289th-ranked).
  • With 31.2 rebounds per game, Pacific was 221st in college basketball. It gave up 31.0 rebounds per contest, which ranked 168th in college basketball.
  • The Tigers ranked 241st in college basketball with 12.8 assists per contest.

Pacific betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-1-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-6-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (79th in nation) 39.2 (41st) 34.7 (130th) 26.7 (27th) 12.9 (270th) 12.1 (211th)
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