Colorado (21-11) scored an upset yesterday beating Oregon and they may need another one facing Cal (24-8) to make it to the Big Dance. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Colorado Buffaloes vs. California Golden Bears Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Buffaloes have won 2 straight and they should have confidence in this game, as they beat the Golden Bears by 13 points at the end of the regular season.<\/p>\n In the Pac 12 quarterfinals Colorado beat Oregon 63-62 and Cal snapped their 2-game losing streak with a 77-71 win over Stanford.<\/p>\n This season Cal is 17-13 ATS with an O\/U record of 12-18 and Colorado is 14-14 ATS with an O\/U record of 11-17.<\/p>\n Even though the Buffaloes were killed on the glass in the win over Oregon they played great D holding the Ducks to under 40% shooting from the floor. F Andre Roberson and G Carlon Brown combined for 30 points in the game and they will have to play a good inside\/outside game tonight against a Cal defense that ranked 2nd in the Pac 12 in opponents points allowed and held Stanford to only 37.7% shooting last night. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n Every Cal starter scored in double figures last night led by G Jorge Gutierrez, who scored 22 points and was 3\/4 behind the 3-point arc. The Golden Bears shot 52% from the floor in the Stanford win, but they did commit 17 turnovers and they cannot allow that to happen again.<\/p>\n Jorge Gutierrez had his worst game of the season in the loss at the end of the season against Colorado going 0\/7 from the field for 0 points. He and backcourt mate Allen Crabbe are the 2 leading scorers for the Golden Bears and will have to play well against a Buffaloes’ team that is playing with a lot of confidence.<\/p>\n Cal must keep Andre Roberson out of the lane and not let him have a big game on the glass like they did in the last meeting between these 2 teams when he pulled down 15 boards.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this Pac 12 semifinals match up Colorado is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 7-2 in their last 9 games.<\/p>\n Cal is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS win, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above 60%, and they have an Under record of 8-1 in their last 9 neutral site games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 11:30 PM EST Friday, March 9, 2012<\/strong>
\nNCAA Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: OFF<\/strong>
\nSpread (ATS): Cal -6<\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 132<\/strong><\/p>\n