The UC San Diego Tritons and the Sacramento State Hornets meet Saturday in college basketball action from Hornet Gym. UC San Diego is 3-0 so far and fresh off a win over San Diego Christian in their last game. As for Sac State, they’re 2-1 and beat Cal Poly by one point in their most recent outing. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
UC San Diego opened their season with their first win over a Pac-12 Conference opponent, taking out California 80-67 thanks to 47 second-half points. Game two was another big win for the Tritons, as they got past George Washington 75-55.
UC San Diego kept it going in game three against San Diego Christian. The Tritons bagged 56 second-half points during a 97-60 blowout win. Michael Pearson led the team with his 18 points, three rebounds and four steals.
Over on the Sacramento State side, they didn’t have any issues in their opener versus William Jessup, holding the Warriors to just 19 first-half points in an 89-59 win. The Hornets took their first loss of the year 89-56 to Utah in the next game, though.
Sacramento State got their second win of the year against Cal Poly during their last outing. The Hornets were down 26-22 at halftime and scored 36 points from there in a 58-57 thriller. Both Bryce Fowler and William FitzPatrick put up 14 points apiece.
Sac State is 1-4 ATS in their last five after a straight-up win and the over is 4-1 in their last five overall. The over is 7-3 in the Hornets’ last 10 at home.
Meanwhile, the Tritons are 5-0 ATS in their last five overall and 4-0 ATS in their last four Saturday games. The over is 4-1 in UCSD’s last five overall.
PICK: I’m going to stay with UC San Diego. The Tritons have been quite impressive over their first three games and scoring well overall. UCSD shot 52.3 percent from the field in their most recent win, along with 55.2 percent from 3-point range, 38 rebounds and 18 team assists. Sacramento State is going to have to step on the gas here to keep up, and I don’t think they’ll be able to for the entire game.