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Utah Runnin' Utes vs. California Golden Bears
The Utah Runnin' Utes and the California Golden Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Haas Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Runnin' Utes as -11-point favorites versus the Golden Bears, while the game's total opened at 126.
California was a 73-51 winner in their most recent outing at home against Mavericks. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Utah, they were a 75-71 loser as they battled Horned Frogs at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -1.5-point favorite.
Utah:
Team record: 9-4 SU,7-6 ATS
Utah is 4-11-1 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Utah is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games on the road
California:
Team record: 1-12 SU,5-8 ATS
California is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
California is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
California is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Next up:
Utah at Stanford Saturday, December 31
California home to Colorado Saturday, December 31