The UC-San Diego Tritons and the Sacramento State Hornets meet in college basketball action from the Nest on Monday night. Can UC-San Diego grab their first road win of the year? Or will Sacramento State hold down the fort at home? Let’s dive in and find out with our UC-San Diego vs. Sacramento State Prediction.

UC-San Diego Team Preview

The UC-San Diego Tritons come into this one looking to bounce back after a 68-62 loss to Pepperdine last time out. Bryce Pope leads the Tritons in scoring with 17.8 PPG along with 4.6 RPG while Francis Nwaokorie has 14.4 PPG with 4.3 RPG. Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG and 3.3 APG to lead the Tritons in rebounding and assists this season and Hayden Gray has 10.8 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UC-San Diego so far this season. As a team, UC-San Diego is averaging 76.8 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three and 76.9% from the foul line this season.

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Sacramento State Team Preview

The Sacramento State Hornets come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 62-60 loss to Cal State Fullerton last time out. Duncan Powell leads the Hornets in scoring, rebounding and assists with 14 PPG, 9.1 RPG and 3 APG while Zee Hamoda has 13.4 PPG with 4.6 RPG and 2.2 APG. Brandon Betson has 12.8 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Sacramento State so far. As a team, Sacramento State is averaging 73.9 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 71.9% from the foul line this season. Sacramento State is at the bottom of the Big Sky with a 2-7 record, a win behind Eastern Washington. 

UC-San Diego vs. Sacramento State Prediction

I’m on UC-San Diego here. The Tritons haven’t been great on the road, but they’re the more trustworthy team in this matchup as they’re the better shooting team across the board, they take better care of the basketball and defend the open floor really well also. I just can’t trust the Hornets to do enough to keep this one within reason, so give me the Tritons.