California (21-10) will play Virginia (18-13) this Friday, March 16th. California (CA) is the favorite at -3. The total number of points scored for the over/under is listed at 124.5. The moneyline between these two teams is California (CA): -160, Virginia: 135. The game is set to tip-off at 5:00pm ET and the game will be playing live on ESPN2, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial).
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Full Regional Predictions:
Albany Region: Can Anyone Beat UConn?
Lexington Region: Cardinal over Cardinals?
Kansas City Region: Hail State All the Way?
Spokane Region: Another 1 Seed Goes Down
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| California (CA) | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Kianna Smith (G) | Aliyah Huland El (G) |
| Asha Thomas (G) | Brianna Tinsley (G) |
| Mikayla Cowling (F) | Dominique Toussaint (G) |
| Penina Davidson (F) | Jocelyn Willoughby (G) |
| Kristine Anigwe (C) | Felicia Aiyeotan (C) |
California Game Summary
California (CA) lost their last game against UCLA on Friday, March 2nd, 77-74. UCLA's Jordin Canada scored a team-high 27 points in the win, hitting 8 of 21 shots from the field for a 38.1% field goal percentage. In 36 minutes, she collected 27 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals with 1 turnover. Mikayla Cowling led California (CA)'s team in scoring with 16 points, while shooting 50% from the field (making 6 of 12 attempts). In 40 minutes, Cowling added 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 threes with 2 turnovers.
Virginia Game Summary
Virginia lost their last game against Notre Dame on Friday, March 2nd, 83-47. Notre Dame's Marina Mabrey scored a team-high 24 points in the win, hitting 8 of 13 shots from the field for a 61.5% field goal percentage. In 30 minutes, she collected 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 5 threes with 1 turnover. Aliyah Huland El led Virginia's team in scoring with 13 points, while shooting 33.3% from the field (making 3 of 9 attempts). In 30 minutes, Huland El added 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 threes with 2 turnovers.
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Prediction
10-7 games are some of the most fun games in the NCAA Tournament, and it's always a prime matchup for an upset. I'll take it here and pick Virginia through to the next round.
Virginia: 67
Cal: 62
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Season Averages
- 3168.538.1––15.83.56.015.245.133.368.8
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3163.337.2––13.04.37.016.241.435.170.5
