San Diego State vs UC San Diego 12/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UC San Diego Tritons (5-6) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (8-3)
December 20, 2022 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego State Aztecs -23.5 / UC San Diego Tritons +23.5; Over/Under: +135.5
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The UC-San Diego Tritons and the San Diego State Aztecs meet in college basketball action from Viejas Arena on Tuesday night.
The UC-San Diego Tritons will be looking to add to a 91-55 win over subdivision Occidental last time out. Bryce Pope leads the Tritons in scoring with 18.6 PPG as the only double-digit scorer for UC-San Diego up to this point in the season. Emmanuel Tshimanga has a team-high 7.8 RPG to lead the Tritons on the glass while Roddie Anderson III has a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Tritons in assists. As a team, UC-San Diego is averaging 67.3 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three and 71% from the foul line this season.
The San Diego State Aztecs will try to build on an 88-54 win over Kennesaw State last time out. Darrion Trammell leads the Aztecs in scoring and assists with 12.7 PPG and 3.6 APG up to this point in the year while Matt Bradley has 11.5 PPG and 4.1 RPG as San Diego State’s only other double-digit scorer so far this season. Nathan Mensah also has a team-high 6.2 RPG as well this season to lead the Aztecs on the glass. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 76.7 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
UC-San Diego is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games and 3-8-2 ATS in their last 13 games following a win while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 road games. San Diego State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 home games.
I get the case to be made for either side here as the Aztecs are the far better team, but this is a big number to lay with a defense first team like San Diego State, that’s why I like the under here. I don’t expect the Tritons to do much scoring against this Aztec defense, but I also don’t expect San Diego State to light the scoreboard ablaze here. I think this game is a lower-scoring defensive style so give me the under here.
