St. Mary’s vs UC-Santa Barbara 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (5-2) vs. St. Mary's Gaels (8-2)
December 11, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. Mary's Gaels -9 / UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos +9; Over/Under: +128
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The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Saint Mary’s Gaels meet Saturday in college basketball action at the University Credit Union Pavilion. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Saint Mary’s Gaels look to build on their 8-2 record.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are averaging 83.7 points on 52.4 percent shooting and allowing 65.1 points on 37.2 percent shooting. Amadou Sow is averaging 19.1 points and 7.9 rebounds, while Josh Pierre-Louis is averaging 10 points and 5.7 rebounds. Calvin Wishart is dishing 2.1 assists and Miles Norris is grabbing 6.4 rebounds. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.6 percent from the free throw line. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are allowing 28.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.9 rebounds per game.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels are averaging 66.1 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 59.3 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Dan Fotu is averaging 12.8 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Matthias Tass is averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Tommy Kuhse is the third double-digit scorer and Logan Johnson is dishing 2.5 assists. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.
The Gauchos are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Gaels are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games. The under is 5-1 in Gauchos last 6 Saturday games. The under is 19-7 in Gaels last 26 overall.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels are the better team here, obviously, and they usually smoke opponents at home. However, Saint Mary’s hasn’t been lighting it up just yet, and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are a red-hot offensive team. In its last five games, UC Santa Barbara is shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from deep. The offensive horses are there. Give me the points.
