Cal vs. Presbyterian betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 18

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The California Golden Bears (3-1) are heavy favorites (-19.5) as they attempt to continue a three-game home win streak when they square off against the Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-3) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Haas Pavilion. The contest airs at 10 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The matchup has an over/under set at 145.5 points.

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Cal vs. Presbyterian betting lines

  • Cal moneyline odds to win: -4762
  • Presbyterian moneyline odds to win: +1513
  • Spread: Cal (-19.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Cal statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home last season, Cal had a worse record against the spread (8-9-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (10-3-0).
  • The Golden Bears exceeded the over/under in 11 of 17 home games (64.7%) last year, compared to four of 13 road games (30.8%).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Golden Bears were 129th in the country on offense (75.6 points scored per game) and 310th on defense (76.8 points allowed).
  • At 33.4 rebounds per game and 31.8 rebounds conceded, Cal was 90th and 217th in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • With 10.5 assists per game, the Golden Bears were eighth-worst in college basketball last season.

Cal betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 20-13-0 (Home: 8-9-0; Away: 10-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 19.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 8-7-0; As Underdog: 12-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-15-1 (Home: 11-5-1; Away: 4-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 10-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-15 (Home: 1-2; Away: 2-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.9 (325th in nation) 46.9 (333rd) 33.4 (90th) 31.8 (217th) 10.5 (351st) 11.2 (186th)

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Presbyterian statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Presbyterian had better results on the road (11-5-0) than at home (5-6-0).
  • Blue Hose games went above the over/under more frequently at home (six times out of 11) than away (six of 16) last year.
  • Last year the Blue Hose were 2-3 at home when moneyline underdogs (.400 winning percentage). On the road they were 4-9 (.308).

Last season stats

  • The Blue Hose put up 74.2 points per game (162nd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while surrendering 70.9 points per contest (143rd-ranked).
  • Presbyterian averaged 30.5 rebounds per game (271st-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 30.1 rebounds per contest (104th-ranked).
  • The Blue Hose delivered 12.9 assists per game, which ranked them 227th in college basketball.

Presbyterian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-4-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (226th in nation) 41.9 (151st) 33.2 (219th) 28.2 (89th) 13.2 (253rd) 13.5 (267th)
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