Stanford visits Cal following Stojakovic’s 26-point game

Stanford Cardinal (7-2) at California Golden Bears (6-2)

Berkeley, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Bears -2.5; over/under is 150

BOTTOM LINE: Cal takes on Stanford after Andrej Stojakovic scored 26 points in Cal’s 98-93 loss to the Missouri Tigers.

The Golden Bears have gone 5-0 at home. Cal is eighth in the ACC with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Lee Dort averaging 2.8.

The Cardinal have gone 1-0 away from home. Stanford is eighth in the ACC scoring 79.2 points per game and is shooting 44.2%.

Cal averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 5.6 per game Stanford gives up. Stanford’s 44.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than Cal has allowed to its opponents (46.8%).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Stojakovic is shooting 44.7% and averaging 18.8 points for the Golden Bears.

Maxime Raynaud is scoring 22.3 points per game and averaging 12.2 rebounds for the Cardinal.

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