Cal v. Notre Dame College Basketball 2026 Betting Odds and Lines
The California Golden Bears are favorites to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, according to the latest odds
The California Golden Bears are favorites to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, according to the latest men’s college basketball lines and odds offered by sportsbooks.
Cal v. Notre Dame 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. Notre Dame is between Cal -3.5 and Cal -4.5, as of Friday morning.
The Cal -4.5 line implies the California Golden Bears are about five-point favorites over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest point total for Cal v. Notre Dame college basketball “over-or-under” total score bets is between 139.5 and 140.5 points, as of Friday morning.
The Cal -4.5 line and 140.5-point total imply the California Golden Bears will beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with a scoreline of about 73-68.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest Cal v. Notre Dame college basketball “moneyline” ranges between Cal -180 and Cal -200 and Notre Dame +150 and Notre Dame +162, as of Friday morning.
Moneyline bets pay out based on the Cal v. Notre Dame 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 -180 requires a $180 bet to earn a $100 profit on a Cal victory because Cal is the favorite, while a wager on Notre Dame’s most favorable moneyline of Notre Dame +162 pays a $162 profit on a $100 wager because Notre Dame is the underdog.
Cal v. Notre Dame college basketball: What you should know
The California Golden Bears are 1-2 against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a series dating back to 1966. Cal lost its last two contests against Notre Dame, including the most recent match-up last year, a close 110-112 four-overtime loss in South Bend, Ind.
Friday’s match-up between Cal and Notre Dame will be the first to be played in Berkeley, Calif. Cal is 1-1 all-time against Notre Dame at neutral sites and 0-1 in South Bend, Ind.
California began conference play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this week with an at-home loss to the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals. The 70-90 defeat was the Golden Bears’ first loss at home in the 2025-2026 men’s college basketball season.
Earlier this week, Notre Dame started its Atlantic Coast Conference in-league play with a 47-40 win at Stanford. Notre Dame’s defense held Stanford’s lead scorer, Ebuka Okorie, to a season-low seven points and the Cardinal’s third-lowest scoring game since 1996.
The California Golden Bears are 12-2 in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 10-4. California’s losses came at Kansas State and against the Louisville Cardinals, while Notre Dame has been defeated by Ohio State (63-64), Kansas (61-71), Houston (56-66) and Purdue Fort Wayne (69-72).
California is 11-1 when playing at home in Haas Pavilion in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while Notre Dame is 2-1 when playing away.
The California Golden Bears are 6-4 against the spread in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 8-4, when a point-handicap is considered.
Cal has had four “over” and six “under” games by total score in the 2025 men’s college basketball season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have had four “over” and eight “under” games so far this season.
According to Vegas Insider, which reports sportsbooks’ offered odds and lines, the Cal v. Notre Dame men’s college basketball line opened Thursday at about Cal -3.5, unchanged from the latest line Friday. The Cal v. Notre Dame moneyline opened at about Cal -185 and Notre Dame +154, according to the odds aggregator.
Vegas Insider also reports the Cal v. Notre Dame total for “over-or-under” total score bets opened at about 138.5 points.
Vegas Insider reports that 90% of all Cal v. Notre Dame college basketball moneyline bets have been on the favorites, the California Golden Bears. Eighty percent of all Cal v. Notre Dame college basketball total score bets have been on an “over” result, per Vegas Insider.
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