Washington State at California – 2/5/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction

The Washington State Cougars will travel to play the California Golden Bears in a PAC-12 game on Saturday afternoon.

The Washington State Cougars are 13-7 (6-3) this season and have won four games in a row. Washington State is coming off of a win against Stanford by a score of 66-60 in their last game. Washington State shot 49% from the field and made 10 three pointers in the win. Michael Flowers led the Cougars with 22 points and 5 assists in the game. Washington State is averaging 73.4 points per game and is giving up 62.2 points per game against, while also averaging 38.1 rebounds per game and 10.9 assists per game. Michael Flowers is averaging 13.4 points per game and 3.2 assists per game, while Noah Williams is averaging 11.1 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Cougars. Washington State is shooting 42.8% on field goals, 73.5% on free throws, and 34% on three pointers.

The California Golden Bears are 9-14 (2-10) this season and have lost nine games in a row. California lost to Washington by a score of 84-63 in their last game. California only shot 37.1% from the field and gave up 12 made three pointers in the loss. Obinna Anyanwu led the Golden Bears with 10 points and 3 rebounds in the game. California is averaging 64.2 points per game and is giving up 66.3 points per game against, while also averaging 34.7 rebounds per game and 10.6 assists per game. Jordan Shepherd is averaging 14 points per game and 2.4 assists per game, while Grant Anticevich is averaging 10.1 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game for the Golden Bears. California is shooting 43.3% on field goals, 72.2% on free throws, and 32.9% on three pointers.

Washington State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win. The under is 13-3 in Washington State’s last 16 games. California is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 home games. The over is 4-1 in California’s last 5 games. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.

California comes into this game on a bad losing streak and has lost three of their last five games by at least 20 points. Washington State comes in on a four game winning streak and is suddenly playing very good basketball. Washington State defeated Cal 65-57 in their first game this season. I like Washington State on the road.