Who’s Playing
Colorado @ California
Current Records: Colorado 16-9; California 11-15
What to Know
The California Golden Bears will be returning home after a two-game road trip. California and the Colorado Buffaloes will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Haas Pavilion. The teams split their matchups last year, with the Golden Bears winning the first 71-62 at home and Colorado taking the second 61-58.
California didn’t have too much trouble with the Oregon Ducks on the road on Saturday as they won 78-64. Guard Jordan Shepherd took over for California, finishing with 33 points (a whopping 42% of their total) in addition to seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, everything went Colorado’s way against the Oregon State Beavers on Tuesday as they made off with a 90-64 win. The Buffaloes’ forward Jabari Walker looked sharp as he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Walker has had at least 11 rebounds.
The Golden Bears are now 11-15 while Colorado sits at 16-9. Two numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: California is stumbling into the game with the 353rd fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 9.7 on average. Colorado has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 42nd worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 14.4 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Haas Pavilion — Berkeley, California
- TV: Pac-12 Networks
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds
The Buffaloes 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 Buffaloes as a 1.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Colorado have won eight out of their last 12 games against California.
- Mar 11, 2021 – Colorado 61 vs. California 58
- Feb 13, 2021 – California 71 vs. Colorado 62
- Jan 14, 2021 – Colorado 89 vs. California 60
- Feb 27, 2020 – California 76 vs. Colorado 62
- Feb 06, 2020 – Colorado 71 vs. California 65
- Mar 13, 2019 – Colorado 56 vs. California 51
- Jan 24, 2019 – Colorado 68 vs. California 59
- Feb 07, 2018 – Colorado 68 vs. California 64
- Mar 04, 2017 – Colorado 54 vs. California 46
- Feb 05, 2017 – California 77 vs. Colorado 66
- Jan 31, 2016 – Colorado 70 vs. California 62
- Jan 01, 2016 – California 79 vs. Colorado 65
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 Colorado
- Quincy Allen: Out for the Season (Hip)
- Elijah Parquet: Out for the Season (Foot)
- Lawson Lovering: Out (Undisclosed)
- Javon Ruffin: Out (Knee)
