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California vs Wake Forest Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 08 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 66-76
29-31 37-45
Position#268
Record12-11
FormWWLLW
Points / game75.2
Allowed / game75.0
vs
Position#87
Record17-6
FormWLLWW
Points / game70.1
Allowed / game66.5
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

California winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Wake Forest winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CaliforniaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Clemson
#22
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A05/01
NCAA
Virginia
#230
W
75-61
75
61
+14
H09/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#286
L
68-71
68
71
-3
H11/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
L
53-79
53
79
-26
A16/01
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
65-62
65
62
+3
A18/01
NCAA
Florida State
#177
W
77-68
77
68
+9
H23/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#344
W
98-94 OT
98
94
+4
H26/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#58
L
65-76
65
76
-11
A30/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#273
L
66-75
66
75
-9
H02/02
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
74-62
74
62
+12
H06/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-39
32-41
35-32
40-29
23-42
45-29
29-39
24-40
31-29
34-33
37-33
40-35
47-39
32-40
29-39
36-37
23-40
43-35
34-30
40-32
143.7Avg total
70.9Scored
72.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)75.275.0150.2+0.352%
Season at home (14)80.172.9153.1+7.271%
Season away (9)67.678.1145.7-10.622%
Last 10 (10)70.972.8143.7-1.950%
Last 5 (5)76.075.0151.0+1.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)70.081.9151.9-11.917%
vs Similar ◀ (16)76.171.1147.2+4.969%
vs Weaker (2)88.081.5169.5+6.5100%
This opponent (Wake Forest) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Wake ForestUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Syracuse
#273
W
81-71
81
71
+10
A31/12
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
77-59
77
59
+18
H04/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#344
W
88-78
88
78
+10
A11/01
NCAA
Stanford
#127
W
80-67
80
67
+13
H15/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#286
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A18/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
W
67-66
67
66
+1
H22/01
NCAA
Duke
#7
L
56-63
56
63
-7
H25/01
NCAA
Louisville
#26
L
59-72
59
72
-13
A29/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#173
W
76-74
76
74
+2
H01/02
NCAA
Stanford
#127
W
79-73
79
73
+6
A06/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-34
45-37
38-32
39-27
39-31
49-47
33-35
47-32
31-29
41-34
29-31
38-35
22-35
34-28
21-45
38-27
34-36
42-38
40-37
39-36
142.1Avg total
73.5Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)70.166.5136.7+3.674%
Season at home (14)72.163.8135.9+8.493%
Season away (9)67.070.8137.8-3.844%
Last 10 (10)73.568.6142.1+4.980%
Last 5 (5)67.469.6137.0-2.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)61.271.3132.5-10.217%
vs Similar ◀ (11)71.068.1139.1+2.973%
vs Weaker (12)74.866.5141.3+8.383%
This opponent (California) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -3.8-3.81st half: -2.2-2.22nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +7.1+7.1
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -3.8-3.81st half: -2.2-2.22nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: +7.1+7.1
CaliforniaWake Forest
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
CaliforniaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Clemson
#22
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A05/01
NCAA
Virginia
#230
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H09/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#286
L
23-42
23
42
-19
H11/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A16/01
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A18/01
NCAA
Florida State
#177
W
37-33
37
33
+4
H23/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#344
W
47-39
47
39
+8
H26/01
NCAA
SMU Mustangs
#58
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A30/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#273
L
23-40
23
40
-17
H02/02
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H06/02
NCAA
68.6Avg total
32.4Scored
36.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.036.771.7-1.850%-
Last 30 at home (17)35.635.370.9+0.365%-
Last 30 away (13)34.238.672.8-4.531%-
Last 10 (10)32.436.268.6-3.850%-
Last 5 (5)34.036.270.2-2.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)33.239.272.3-6.025%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)35.635.470.9+0.262%-
vs Weaker (2)41.033.074.0+8.0100%-
This opponent (Wake Forest) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Wake ForestLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Syracuse
#273
W
36-34
36
34
+2
A31/12
NCAA
NC State
#293
W
38-32
38
32
+6
H04/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#344
W
39-31
39
31
+8
A11/01
NCAA
Stanford
#127
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H15/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#286
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A18/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
L
29-31
29
31
-2
H22/01
NCAA
Duke
#7
L
22-35
22
35
-13
H25/01
NCAA
Louisville
#26
L
21-45
21
45
-24
A29/01
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#173
L
34-36
34
36
-2
H01/02
NCAA
Stanford
#127
W
40-37
40
37
+3
A06/02
NCAA
66.8Avg total
32.3Scored
34.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.233.666.8-0.450%-
Last 30 at home (19)34.132.766.8+1.453%-
Last 30 away (11)31.635.166.7-3.545%-
Last 10 (10)32.334.566.8-2.250%-
Last 5 (5)29.236.866.0-7.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)26.737.364.0-10.70%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)33.133.166.2+0.036%-
vs Weaker (12)36.332.769.0+3.783%-
This opponent (California) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
California wins
0
Wake Forest wins
No previous meetings.
Californialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/02/25HNC State74-62
02/02/25HSyracuse66-75
30/01/25ASMU Mustangs65-76
26/01/25HMiami (FL)98-94 OT
23/01/25HFlorida State77-68
18/01/25ANC State65-62
16/01/25ANorth Carolina53-79
11/01/25HVirginia Tech68-71
09/01/25HVirginia75-61
05/01/25AClemson68-80
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/02/25AStanford79-73
01/02/25HPittsburgh76-74
29/01/25ALouisville59-72
25/01/25HDuke56-63
22/01/25HNorth Carolina67-66
18/01/25AVirginia Tech72-63
15/01/25HStanford80-67
11/01/25AMiami (FL)88-78
04/01/25HNC State77-59
31/12/24ASyracuse81-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

California
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW52%
HomeLWWLW71%
AwayLLLWL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23149
Win %52%71%22%
Points / game75.280.167.6
Allowed / game75.072.978.1
Point differential+0.3+7.2-10.6
Avg total150.2153.1145.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %4%7%0%
Wake Forest
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWW74%
HomeWWWLW93%
AwayWWWLW44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23149
Win %74%93%44%
Points / game70.172.167.0
Allowed / game66.563.870.8
Point differential+3.6+8.4-3.8
Avg total136.7135.9137.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%50%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (4)100% (4)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Duke2220291%80.559.8+20.7
2 SMU Mustangs2318578%82.871.5+11.3
3 Clemson2318578%77.367.1+10.2
4 Louisville2418675%79.269.5+9.8
5 Wake Forest2317674%70.166.5+3.6
6 Stanford2315865%75.870.8+5.0
7 Pittsburgh2314961%78.070.8+7.2
8 Florida State2314961%76.770.9+5.8
9 North Carolina24141058%80.676.2+4.3
10 California23121152%75.275.0+0.3
11 Georgia Tech23111248%75.173.7+1.4
12 Virginia23111248%63.764.9-1.1
13 Virginia Tech24111346%70.072.6-2.6
14 Syracuse24111346%74.277.7-3.4
15 Notre Dame23101343%72.769.7+3.0
16 Boston College23101343%71.176.6-5.4
17 NC State2291341%69.367.6+1.7
18 Miami (FL)2351822%75.080.0-5.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
California293766
Wake Forest314576
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