Syracuse vs California Picks and Prediction – 2/2/2025

The Orange are taking to the road to face the Golden Bears on Saturday at 10 PM EST. The game is taking place at Haas Pavilion and is being broadcast on ESPN2. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Orange have posted a 1-4 record. The Syracuse team in their last game ended up losing the game to Stanford by a score of 70-61. The Orange have now posted a record of 9-12 on the year overall.

The Orange have managed to put in 74.2 points per game on 45.3% of the shots from the field. The Orange has pulled down 37.6 boards and 13.3 assists per game. The defense for Syracuse has allowed 77.6 points per game, but has ended up getting 2.5 blocks and 4.7 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Golden Bears have posted a 3-2 record. The California team in their last game ended up losing the game to SMU by a score of 76-65. The Golden Bears have now posted a record of 11-10 on the year overall.

The Golden Bears have managed to put in 75.7 points per game on 43.1% of the shots from the field. The Golden Bears has pulled down 37.1 boards and 10.6 assists per game. The defense for California has allowed 75.6 points per game, but has ended up getting 3.6 blocks and 5.7 steals per game.

The Orange are going to have some issues in this game here. The first is the fact that the Orange are on the opposite coast as their home court. The second issue is the Orange are giving up more points on average than what they score. Those factors combined will make it harder to see the Orange getting the win here on the road. Final Score Prediction, California Golden Bears win 77-70.