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Utah @ California

Current Records: Utah 10-16; California 11-16

What to Know

The Utah Utes and the California Golden Bears are set to square off in a Pac-12 matchup at 6 p.m. ET Feb. 19 at Haas Pavilion. The Utes will be strutting in after a victory while California will be stumbling in from a defeat.

Utah came out on top in a nail-biter against the Stanford Cardinal on Thursday, sneaking past 60-56. Utah got double-digit scores from four players: center Branden Carlson (13), guard Both Gach (13), guard Rollie Worster (11), and guard Gabe Madsen (11).

Meanwhile, California came up short against the Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday, falling 70-62.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Utah is expected to win a tight contest Saturday. The smart bettors have been the ones to keep their money on Utah's opponents whenever they hit the road.

The Utes' win brought them up to 10-16 while the Golden Bears' loss pulled them down to 11-16. Two stats to keep an eye on: Utah is stumbling into the matchup with the sixth fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 10.2 on average. California has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 353rd worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 9.7 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 6 p.m. ET
  • Where: Haas Pavilion -- Berkeley, California
  • TV: Pac-12 Networks
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Utes are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Golden Bears, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Utes as a 1.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Utah have won eight out of their last 13 games against California.

  • Dec 05, 2021 - Utah 66 vs. California 58
  • Feb 11, 2021 - Utah 76 vs. California 75
  • Jan 16, 2021 - California 72 vs. Utah 63
  • Feb 29, 2020 - California 86 vs. Utah 79
  • Feb 08, 2020 - Utah 60 vs. California 45
  • Jan 26, 2019 - Utah 82 vs. California 64
  • Feb 10, 2018 - Utah 77 vs. California 43
  • Mar 09, 2017 - California 78 vs. Utah 75
  • Mar 02, 2017 - Utah 74 vs. California 44
  • Feb 02, 2017 - California 77 vs. Utah 75
  • Mar 11, 2016 - Utah 82 vs. California 78
  • Jan 27, 2016 - Utah 73 vs. California 64
  • Jan 03, 2016 - California 71 vs. Utah 58

Injury Report for California

  • Andre Kelly: Out (Ankle)
  • D.J. Thorpe: Out for the Season (Undisclosed)
  • Monty Bowser: Out for the Season (Ankle)

Injury Report for Utah

  • Bostyn Holt: Out for the Season (Knee)