Cal Poly vs Cal State-Bakersfield 2/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners will travel to the Robert A. Mott Athletics Center to take on the Cal Poly Mustangs this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners lost their 9^th straight game and dropped to 6-15 on the season after being defeated by the UC Davis Aggies, 81-79, this past Saturday. CSU Bakersfield struggled on the defensive end against UC Davis and could not fight back after the Roadrunners took a 71-65 lead with 3:35 left in regulation. CSU Bakersfield shot 45.8% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc while allowing UC Davis to shoot 54.5% from the field & 30.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Roadrunners was Kaleb Higgins who had 23 points, 2 rebounds, & 3 assists.

On the season, CSU Bakersfield is averaging 65.1 ppg on 41.8% shooting from the field. The Roadrunners are averaging 4.0 three-pointers per game on 28.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, CSU Bakersfield has been led by Justin McCall (11.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg), Kaleb Higgins (9.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.0 spg), Justin Elder-Davis (9.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg), & Shawn Stith (7.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg).

Defensively, CSU Bakersfield is allowing their opponents to an average of 67.7 ppg on 44.6% shooting from the field. The Roadrunners have a rebound margin of 3.0 and a turnover margin of 2.3.

The Cal Poly Mustangs lost their 6^th straight game and dropped to 5-18 on the season after being defeated by the UC Riverside Highlanders, 78-58, this past Saturday. Cal Poly had no answers on either end of the court for UC Riverside and could not fight back after the Highlanders took a 58-44 lead with 9:36 left in regulation. Cal Poly shot just 38.6% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc while allowing UC Riverside to shoot 59.3% from the field & 41.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mustangs was Alimamy Koroma who had a double-double with 26 points & 11 rebounds.

On the season, Cal Poly is averaging 61.3 ppg on 40.4% shooting from the field. The Mustangs are averaging 5.2 three-pointers per game on 29.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Cal Poly has been led by Alimamy Koroma (13.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg), Camren Pierce (8.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.8 apg), Trevon Taylor (8.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 apg), & Brantly Stevenson (7.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensively, Cal Poly is allowing their opponents to average 68.2 ppg on 41.4% shooting from the field. The Mustangs have a rebound margin of 1.6 and a turnover margin of -3.0.

The Roadrunners are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games, however, are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Cal Poly. The Mustangs are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games & 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games.

CSU Bakersfield has really struggled as of late, and the source of their issues have come on the offensive end as the Roadrunners come into this game ranked just 305^th in scoring offense, 287^th in FG%, & 342^nd in 3P-FG%. Cal Poly has also struggled offensively, ranking just 342^nd in scoring offense, however, the Cal Poly defense has been solid, ranking 151^st in scoring defense & 83^rd in defensive FG%, and as the Roadrunners are just 1-10 on the road this season, I’m taking Cal Poly adn the points. Good Luck!