The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Pacific Tigers meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Alex G. Spanos Center. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos look for a win after winning four of their last six games. The Pacific Tigers look to snap a three-game losing streak.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are averaging 80.6 points on 51.6 percent shooting and allowing 67 points on 39 percent shooting. Amadou Sow is averaging 18.6 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Josh Pierre-Louis is averaging 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds. Calvin Wishart is dishing 2 assists and Ajare Sanni is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are allowing 30.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.4 rebounds per game.
The Pacific Tigers are averaging 66.8 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 64.8 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Jeremiah Bailey is averaging 13.2 points and 1.2 assists, while Alphonso Anderson is averaging 10.9 points and 7.2 rebounds. Luke Avdalovic is the third double-digit scorer and Pierre Crockrell II is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Pacific Tigers are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 65.7 percent from the free throw line. The Pacific Tigers are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The Gauchos are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games. The Tigers are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Gauchos last 9 games following a ATS loss. The under is 3-1-1 in Tigers last 5 overall. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos have been great offensively this season, but they’ve struggled on the road and against the better teams on their schedule. The Pacific Tigers have played their best ball by far at home, and they do a good job of controlling the pace. Pacific has the ability to slow down this game and will have a chance to steal it late. Give me the free bucket.