Pac 10 Championship: California vs. Washington Odds & Pick: March 13th 2010

California Golden Bears vs. Washington Huskies
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It appears as though the Pac-10 is only going to get two teams at best into the NCAA Tournament, and those two squads will meet up in the conference final in a key Saturday night college basketball betting duel. The Washington Huskies (23-9, 13-18 ATS) may need to win this game to get into the field of 65, but there isn’t any doubt about their opponents, the California Golden Bears (23-9, 19-12 ATS). California reached the Pac-10 finale by dumping both Oregon (90-74) and UCLA (85-72) with ease. Washington also had a relatively harmless road here, as it got rid of Oregon State (59-52) and Stanford (79-64)

If the Golden Bears are going to clinch the conference crown, they’re going to need their potent offense to play at a high level. Cal is averaging 78.1 points per game, which is second only to Washington in the Pac-10. It is also shooting 47.9 percent from the field and 37.7 percent from beyond the arc. Averaging 11.9 turnovers per game is respectable, but where the Golden Bears really put the pressure on their opponents is from the charity stripe, where they convert on 75.3 percent of their chances as a team.

As previously mentioned, U-Dub has the top offense in the conference that scores an average of 79.8 points per game. However, the Huskies aren’t nearly as efficient from the floor (45.1%) or beyond the arc (32.5%) as the Bears are. Though this is a team that has historically struggled defensively, HC Lorenzo Romar has to love the fact that it has only allowed 116 points in two Pac-10 Tournament NCAA basketball betting bashes this season.

These two teams split the regular season proceedings, with Cal winning 93-81 in Berkeley and Washington winning 84-69 in Seattle. At least in terms of the betting trends, the Golden Bears have to get the nod in the rubber match of these two schools. They own a 6-2-1 ATS advantage in their L/9 tries against the Huskies, and haven’t been beaten SU twice in the same season by this team since the 2004-05 campaign.

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