Cal v. Utah College Basketball 2025 Betting Odds and Lines

The California Golden Bears are favorites to beat the Utah Utes, according to the latest odds

The California Golden Bears are 5-0 at home in the 2025 men’s college basketball season. (Courtesy: Cal Athletics)

The California Golden Bears are favorites to beat the Utah Utes, according to the latest men’s college basketball lines and odds offered by sportsbooks.

Cal v. Utah 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. Utah is between Cal -8.5 and Cal -9.5, as of Tuesday morning.

The Cal -9.5 line implies the California Golden Bears are about 10-point favorites to defeat the Utah Utes.

According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest point total for Cal v. Utah college basketball “over-or-under” total score bets is between 153.5 and 154.5 points, as of Tuesday morning.

The Cal -9.5 line and 154.5-point total imply the California Golden Bears will beat the Utah Utes with a scoreline of about 82-72.

According to data independently collected by Write for California, the latest Cal v. Utah college basketball “moneyline” ranges between Cal -370 and Cal -530 and Utah +290 and Utah +365, as of Tuesday morning.

Moneyline bets pay out based on the Cal v. Utah 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 -370 requires a $370 wager on a Cal victory to earn a $100 profit because Cal is the favorite to win, while a wager on Utah’s most favorable moneyline of Utah +365 pays a $365 profit on a $100 bet if Utah pulls off the upset.

Cal v. Utah college basketball: What you should know

The California Golden Bears have a 17-23 all-time record against the Utah Utes in a series dating back to 1940. Cal has lost the last six games in the series.

Last week, before the Thanksgiving holiday, Cal upset the No. 18 UCLA Bruins, 80-72, in the championship game of the preseason Empire Classic tournament. Cal had not beat a top-25 AP-ranked team since Feb. 27, 2020.

In its last game, Utah beat Ole Miss, 75-74, in Palm Desert, Calif., in the third-place match of the Acrisure Series preseason tournament. Utah made a game-winning shot with nine seconds left in regulation with a free throw after blocking a layup, a missed Ole Miss three-point shot and drawing a foul.

The California Golden Bears are 6-1 in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while the Utah Utes are 6-2.

Cal has a 5-0 record at home in Haas Pavilion. Utah is playing its first away game this season, although it is 1-1 on neutral sites this season.

The California Golden Bears are 5-1 against the spread in the 2025 men’s college basketball season, while the Utah Utes are 1-6 when a point handicap is considered.

Cal has had four “over” and two “under” games by total score in the 2025 men’s college basketball season. The Utah Utes have had six “over” and one “under” games so far this season.

According to Vegas Insider, which reports sportsbooks’ offered odds and lines, the Cal v. Utah men’s college basketball line opened Monday at about Cal -8.5.

Vegas Insider also reports the Cal v. Utah total for “over-or-under” total score bets opened at about 153.5 points.

A small majority (51%) of bets on Cal v. Utah with a point spread have been on the Utah Utes, according to an analysis from Vegas Insider, although 63% of money wagered with a handicap have been on the favorites, Cal. The same website reports that 96% of bets on the Cal v. Utah moneyline have been on Cal, totaling 73% of all dollars bet on the moneyline. Eighty-percent of Cal v. Utah total score bets have been on the “under,” representing 80% of all money wagered on an “over” or “under” result, per Vegas Insider.

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