College Basketball Odds: California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies
Thursday, January 19, 2012
by Joe Rodriguez
The California Golden Bears aims to snap a three-game losing streak to Washington when the Golden Bears visit the Washington Huskies with first place in the Pacific-12 on the line..
The all-time series is tied at 77, with the Huskies having won four out of the last five games. At 5-1, California is off to its best conference start since 2002-03.
Washington has won six of its last seven games, including a 10-point win over Washington State last Sunday.
- California Golden Bears @ Washington Huskies
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2012
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET; ROOT Sports
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SBG Global Sportsbook currently have the Bears listed as 1-point favorites versus the Huskies.
California Golden Bears (15-4): The game features two of the best backcourts in the Pac-12, and California's trio of Allen Crabbe, Jorge Gutierrez and Justin Cobbs will need strong shooting games for the Golden Bears to escape with the road win. Cobbs recorded his first-career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 assists against Utah last Saturday. Reserve guard Brandon Smith has missed three straight games with a concussion, and he'll need to be cleared in order to play this weekend.
Washington Huskies (11-6): Terrence Ross was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after scoring 26 of his career-high 30 points in the second half against Washington State. The Huskies looked to Ross to provide extra scoring since guard C.J. Wilcox missed the game with a stress fracture in his left hip. Wilcox, who was averaging 15.5 points, could miss two more weeks. Washington, which leads the Pac-12 in total rebounds with an average of 40.8, beat California 109-77 in the teams' last meeting on Feb. 10, 2011.
1. Washington coach Lorenzo Romar is one win short of his 300th career victory and 100th conference win.
2. California rank second in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (59.1 points), while Washington’s defense is last in the conference with an average of 73.1 points.
3. Washington guard Tony Wroten leads all Pac-12 freshmen in scoring, steals and assists.
BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Huskies 72, Golden Bears 69.
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