UC Riverside vs UC Davis 2/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UC Davis Aggies will travel to SRC Arena to take on the UC Riverside Highlanders this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The UC Davis Aggies lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 8-7 on the season after being defeated by the Long Beach State Beach, 70-63, this past Saturday. UC Davis struggled on the offensive end against Long Beach State and could not fight back after the Beach took a 61-51 lead with 5:07 left in regulation. UC Davis shot 39.7% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Long Beach State to shoot 44.9% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Aggies was Ezra Manjon who had 26 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, UC Davis is averaging 69.0 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Aggies are averaging 6.3 three-pointers per game on 34.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UC Davis has been led by Elijah Pepper (15.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.6 spg), Ezra Manjon (14.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.3 spg), Caleb Fuller (11.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.0 apg), & Christian Anigwe (10.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg).

Defensively, UC Davis is allowing their opponents to average 67.2 ppg on 42.2% shooting from the field. The Aggies have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of 1.3.

The UC Riverside Highlanders improved to 11-6 on the season after defeating the Cal State Fullerton Titans, 67-54, this past Saturday. UC Riverside was lights out on the defensive end against Cal State Fullerton and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 37-22 lead. UC Riverside shot 41.2% from the field & 23.8% from beyond the arc while holding Cal State Fullerton to just 28.6% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Highlanders was Dominick Pickett who had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, UC Riverside is averaging 63.7 ppg on 41.8% shooting from the field. The Highlanders are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 29.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UC Riverside has been led by Zyon Pullin (13.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.4 apg), Flynn Cameron (11.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg), Dominick Pickett (10.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.4 spg), Callum McRae (8.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.2 apg).

Defensively, UC Riverside is holding their opponents to an average of 59.7 ppg on 39.0% shooting from the field. The Highlanders have a rebound margin of 4.1 and a turnover margin of -1.9.

The Aggies are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games & just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. UC Riverside. The Highlanders are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games & 4-2 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games.

UC Davis has been led by their defense which ranks 131^st in scoring defense & 141^st in defensive FG%, however, the Aggies have struggled a bit on the offensive end as they come into this matchup ranked t-236^th in scoring offense. UC Riverside has been outstanding defensively this season, coming into this game ranked 13^th in scoring defense, 19^th in defensive FG%, & 75^th in rebound margin, however, the Highlanders have struggled on the offense end and currently rank just 319^th in scoring offense & 281^st in FG%.

UC Davis comes into this game with a solid 4-2 road record, however, the Aggies have lost 3 of their last 4 games and haven’t looked great offensively as of late which is not going to bode well against UC Riverside. UC Riverside has won 4 of their last 5 games, which includes their recent double-digit victory over Cal State Fullerton, and as I think the Highlanders defense is going to give UC Davis a bunch of trouble, I’m taking the Highlanders to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!