CAL vs Stanford 3/11/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The California Golden Bears make their way to Las Vegas, NV on Wednesday for a game against the Stanford Cardinal in a first-round matchup in the PAC 12 Conference Tournament.  In their last game, California was defeated by Oregon State, 74-56.  Paris Austin led the Golden Bears in scoring in the game with 18 points, while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free throw line.  Austin also led the Golden Bears in assists on the night with 5 while playing a total of 35 minutes in the game.  Andre Kelley was the leading rebounder in the game for California as he pulled in a total of 10 rebounds, with 3 coming off the offensive boards. 

After the loss to Oregon State, California finished the regular season with a record of 13-18 and 7-11 in conference play, placing the Golden Bears in 8th place in the PAC 12 Conference.  Matt Bradley has been the leading scorer on the year for California as he has averaged 17.5 points per game while shooting 43.9% from the field and 86.6% from the free throw line.  Grant Anticevich leas the Golden Bears in rebounds per game with an average of 5.5.  California is led in assist this season by Paris Austin who has dished out an average of 2.5 assists per game. 

The Stanford Cardinal will meet the California Golden Bears in Las Vegas on Wednesday after losing their last game to #13 Oregon by the score of 80-67.  Oscar da Silva led the Cardinal in points in the game with 18 while shooting 7 of 15 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.  Da Silva also led Stanford in rebounds in the game with 7, with 4 coming offensively.  Daejon Davis led the Cardinal in assists on the night with 7 while playing 38 minutes against Oregon. 

After the loss against #13 Oregon, Stanford wrapped up their regular season with a record of 20-11 and 9-9 in conference play, which places them in 7th place in the PAC-12.  Oscar da Silva has been the leading scorer on the year for Stanford as he has scored 16.1 points per game this season while shooting 58.4% from the field and 77.1% from the free throw line.  Da Silva also leads the Cardinal in rebounding as he has recorded 6.3 rebounds per game.  Stanford is led in assists by Daejon Davis who has averaged 3.7 assists per game so far this year.