Cal v. UCLA College Basketball 2025 Betting Odds and Lines
The California Golden Bears are underdogs in their match-up against the UCLA Bruins, according to the latest odds
The California Golden Bears are underdogs in their match-up against the UCLA Bruins, according to the latest men’s college basketball lines and odds offered by sportsbooks.
Cal v. UCLA 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. UCLA is a consensus Cal +8.5, as of Tuesday afternoon.
The Cal +8.5 line implies the California Golden Bears are about nine-point underdogs to the UCLA Bruins.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest point total for Cal v. UCLA college basketball “over-or-under” total score bets is a consensus 145.5 points, as of Tuesday afternoon.
The Cal +8.5 line and 145.5-point total imply the California Golden Bears will lose to the UCLA Bruins with a scoreline of about 77-68.
According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest Cal v. UCLA college basketball “moneyline” ranges between Cal +275 and Cal +320 and UCLA -385 and UCLA -420, as of Tuesday afternoon.
Moneyline bets pay out based on the Cal v. UCLA 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 +320 pays a $320 profit on a $100 wager if Cal scores an upset, while a wager on UCLA’s most favorable moneyline of UCLA -385 requires a $385 bet to win a $100 profit.
Cal v. UCLA college basketball: What you should know
The California Golden Bears and UCLA Bruins meet in the Empire Classic pre-season tournament finale at Chase Center in San Francisco. Both Cal and UCLA are undefeated in the Empire Classic, having easily dispatched the Presbyterian Blue Hose and Sacramento State Hornets.
The California Golden Bears have a 104-147 record against the UCLA Bruins in a series that stretches back to 1921. UCLA has won 12 of the last 13 games against Cal.
Cal has not played UCLA since 2024, when both teams were members of the Pac-12 Conference. Cal is now a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, while UCLA belongs to the Big Ten Conference.
Last Friday, the California Golden Bears defeated the Sacramento State Hornets at home, 91-67, their second game in a row scoring more than 90 points. In their last game, the UCLA Bruins shut down the Presbyterian Blue Hose, 86-46, at home in Pauley Pavilion.
Both Cal and UCLA are currently 5-1 in the 2025 men’s college basketball season. The UCLA Bruins are ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press poll and No. 19 in the coaches poll. Cal is not nationally ranked.
The California Golden Bears are 4-1 against the spread in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while the UCLA Bruins are 1-3, when a point handicap is considered.
Cal has had three “over” and two “under” games by total score in the 2025 men’s college basketball season. UCLA has had one “over” and three “under” games so far this season.
According to Vegas Insider, which collects and aggregates sportsbooks’ offered odds and lines, the Cal v. UCLA men’s college basketball line opened Monday at about Cal +8.5, unchanged from the current line, as of Tuesday afternoon.
Vegas Insider also reports the Cal v. UCLA total for “over-or-under” total-score bets opened at about 142.5 points on Monday. The site notes the Cal v. UCLA moneyline opened at about UCLA -395 and Cal +310 earlier this week.
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