Stanford vs. Cal Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 24

The Stanford Cardinal (14-5, 3-3 ACC) host the California Golden Bears (14-5, 2-4 ACC) at Maples Pavilion, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Golden Bears are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

Stanford enters this contest on the heels of an 80-50 loss to Duke on Saturday. Jeremy Dent-Smith's team-leading 18 points paced Stanford in the losing effort. Cal won its last game 84-78 against North Carolina on Saturday. John Camden scored 20 points in Cal's victory, leading the team.

Stanford vs. Cal Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California
• Spread favorite: Stanford -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Stanford -219
• Moneyline underdog: Cal +180
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

How to watch Stanford vs. Cal

• TV Channel: ACC Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Stanford vs. Cal

• This season, Stanford's games have gone over this matchup's 143.5-point total 13 times.
• In Cal's 18 games this season, 13 finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 143.5.
• The Cardinal average 76.5 points per game against the Golden Bears' 78.8, amounting to 11.8 points over the matchup's total of 143.5.
• This game's over/under is 0.8 fewer points than the 142.7 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, Stanford has had a 148.6-point over/under in its games this season, 5.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Cal's games have an average over/under of 149.3 points this season, 5.8 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Stanford vs. Cal

• Stanford is 10-9-0 against the spread this season.
• The Cardinal have been favored by 4.5 points or more 11 times this season and are 4-7 ATS in those contests.
• Cal has nine wins against the spread in 18 games this season.
• So far this year, the Golden Bears have been installed as underdogs by a 4.5-point margin or more seven times and are 4-3 ATS in those contests.
• At home this season, Stanford is 9-4 overall and 6-7 against the spread.
• This year, as a 4.5-point favorite or greater at home, Stanford is 4-6 ATS.
• In away games, Cal has two wins against the spread and are 0-3 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Stanford vs. Cal

• This season, Stanford has won nine out of the 12 games, or 75%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Cardinal have a record of 8-3, a 72.7% win rate, when favored by -219 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Stanford has a 68.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cal has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in seven games this year and has walked away with the win two times (28.6%) in those games.
• This year, the Golden Bears have won two of seven games when listed as at least +180 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cal has a 35.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.