UVA vs. California College Basketball Betting Prediction January 8, 2025

The Virginia vs. California betting line was coming in at Bears -4.5 for Wednesday night's game.  These teams have not met since 2016.

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The Golden Bears are 6-2 in home games.  The Cavaliers are 1-2 in ACC play.

Cal makes 45.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than Virginia has allowed to its opponents (40.0%). Virginia averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than Cal gives up.

The Golden Bears and Cavaliers face off Wednesday for the first time in ACC play this season.

Top performers include Andrej Stojakovic, who just scored 30 points in Cal's 80-68 loss to the Clemson Tigers.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. is shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Bears, while averaging 12 points and 3.4 assists.

The Bears come into Wednesday's game against UVA having lost six of their last seven.

Stojakovic made 11 of 15 from the field and scored 30 points to lead the Bears. The sophomore transfer from Stanford scored a career-best 31 in an 84-66 win over Northwestern State on Dec. 14.

Virginia lost to Louisville 50-70 Saturday.

Andrew Rohde is averaging 9.1 points and 3.2 assists for the Cavaliers.

Rohde scored 16 to lead Virginia. Isaac McKneely had 13 points and Elijah Saunders scored 12.