Arizona State Sun Devils vs California Golden Bears: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/28/2021

The Arizona State Sun Devils (4-8) will try to break a six-game winning streak when they host the California Golden Bears (7-10) on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Desert Financial Arena (AZ) as 8-point favorites. The matchup airs at 11:00 PM ET on FS1. The matchup's over/under is set at 143.5.

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ATS Records for Arizona State and Cal

Arizona State Leaders

• Remy Martin leads the Sun Devils in scoring (17.4 points per game) and assisting (4.2 assists per game).
• Arizona State is led in rebounds by Marcus Bagley's 6.4 per game.
• Bagley connects on 2.6 threes per game to lead the Sun Devils.
• Arizona State's blocks leader is Jalen Graham, who collects 2.0 per game. Josh Christopher leads the team averaging 1.6 steals a game.

Cal Leaders

• Matt Bradley outpaced his teammates on the Golden Bears scoring front by putting up 17.1 points per game. He adds 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game this season.
• When it comes to Cal leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Andre Kelly with 5.8 rebounds per game and Joel Brown with 3.5 assists per game.
• The Golden Bears are paced by Makale Foreman from beyond the arc -- he hits 2.2 shots from deep per game.
• Nobody on Cal grabs more steals than Brown (1.8 per game) or blocks more shots than Grant Anticevich (0.5 per game).

Arizona State vs Cal: Last 2 Meetings

The Sun Devils are 2-0 against the Golden Bears over the last two meetings between the two teams. The Golden Bears have beat the spread more often than not against the Sun Devils, holding a 1-0 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The Sun Devils put up 75.6 points per game, 5.9 more points than the 69.7 the Golden Bears give up.
• Arizona State has a 4-4 record overall and a 3-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 69.7 points.
• In games when Cal allows more than 75.6 points, it is 1-3 against the spread and 1-4 overall.
• The Golden Bears' 67.8 points per game are 10 fewer points than the 77.8 the Sun Devils allow to opponents.
• Cal is 3-0 overall and 2-0 against the spread in games it scores more than 77.8 points.
• Arizona State's record is 3-8 overall and 2-9 against the spread when it gives up more than 67.8 points to its opponents.
• The Sun Devils have a negative point differential on the season (-27 total points, -2.2 per game), as do the Golden Bears (-33 total points, -1.9 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Sun Devils and the Golden Bears rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 29.6 and 30.5 boards per game, respectively.
• Cal is 2-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Arizona State is 2-9 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Sun Devils and the Golden Bears collect offensive rebounds at very similar rate (6.8 and 6.9 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Golden Bears are 2-2 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Sun Devils are 2-7 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both organizations have struggled to gain an advantage on the boards. Arizona State records an average rebounding margin of -9 rebounds per game. Cal averages a margin of -1.6 rebounds.