Cal v. Columbia College Basketball 2025 Betting Odds and Lines
The California Golden Bears are favorites to beat the Columbia Lions, according to the latest odds
The California Golden Bears are favorites to beat the Columbia Lions, according to the latest men’s college basketball lines and odds offered by sportsbooks.
Cal v. Columbia college basketball betting pick, odds and lines: Who is favored to win?
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest college basketball betting odds for Cal v. Columbia is between Cal -7.5 and Cal -8.5, as of Sunday morning.
The Cal -8.5 line implies the California Golden Bears are about nine-point favorites to defeat the Columbia Lions.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest point total for Cal v. Columbia college basketball “over-or-under” total score bets is between 148.5 and 149.5 points, as of Sunday morning.
The Cal -8.5 line and 149.5-point total imply the California Golden Bears will beat the Columbia Lions with a scoreline of about 79-70.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest Cal v. Columbia college basketball “moneyline” ranges between Cal -420 and Cal -475 and Columbia +310 and Columbia +350, as of Sunday morning.
Moneyline bets pay out based on the Cal v. Columbia college basketball game’s result, regardless of any point “spread” handicap or margin of victory.
A bet on Cal’s most favorable moneyline of Cal -420 requires a $420 wager on a Cal victory to earn a $100 profit because Cal is the favorite to win, while a wager on Columbia’s most favorable moneyline of Columbia +350 pays a $350 profit on a $100 bet if Columbia pulls off the upset.
Cal v. Columbia college basketball: What you should know
The California Golden Bears have a 5-0 all-time record against the Columbia Lions in a series which started in 1939. Cal has a 3-0 record at home in the series and won the last match-up, 85-66, in Haas Pavilion on Dec. 27, 2003.
Only two days ago, the California Golden Bears scored 90 or more points for the fifth time this season, beating the Morgan State Bears, 97-50, at home.
In its last game, the Columbia Lions lost to the Stony Brook Seawolves in New York state, 73-77, in a close overtime. The Lions have had a 12-day break since that game.
The California Golden Bears are 11-1 in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, and the Columbia Lions are 9-2.
Cal has a perfect 10-0 record at home in Haas Pavilion this season, while Columbia is 3-2 when playing away.
The California Golden Bears are 5-3 against the spread in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while the Columbia Lions are 2-2 when a point handicap is considered.
Cal has had four “over” and four “under” games by total score in the 2025 men’s college basketball season. The Columbia Lions have had two “over” and two “under” games so far this season.
According to Vegas Insider, which reports sportsbooks’ offered odds and lines, the Cal v. Columbia men’s college basketball line opened Saturday at about Cal -7.5.
Vegas Insider also reports the Cal v. Columbia total for “over-or-under” total score bets opened at about 149.5 points.
Ninety-eight percent of all Cal v. Columbia moneyline bets have been on the favorites, the California Golden Bears, according to Vegas Insider. The same website reports that 60% of all Cal v. Columbia “over-or-under” total score bets have been on the “over” result so far.
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