UC-Santa Barbara vs Texas-Arlington 11/29/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Texas-Arlington Mavericks (1-5) vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (3-1)
November 29, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos -13.5 / Texas-Arlington Mavericks +13.5; Over/Under: -132.5
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The UT Arlington Mavericks and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos meet Monday in college basketball action at The Thunderdome. The UT Arlington Mavericks look to snap a four-game losing streak. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos look to build on their 3-1 record.
The UT Arlington Mavericks are averaging 63.2 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 75.8 points on 39.4 percent shooting. David Azore is averaging 13.2 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Carson Bischoff is averaging 9 points and 2 rebounds. Nicolas Elame is dishing 1 assist and Pedro Castro is grabbing 5 rebounds. The UT Arlington Mavericks are shooting 26.8 percent from beyond the arc and 65.6 percent from the free throw line. The UT Arlington Mavericks are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are averaging 87.8 points on 53.3 percent shooting and allowing 61.5 points on 34.4 percent shooting. Amadou Sow is averaging 20.8 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Josh Pierre-Louis is averaging 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. Ajare Sanni is the third double-digit scorer and Miles Norris is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are allowing 22.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Mavericks are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games and 6-18 ATS in their last 24 games overall. The Gauchos are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Mavericks last 10 overall. The over is 9-2 in Gauchos last 11 Monday games.
The Texas-Arlington Mavericks aren’t winning games and aren’t covering numbers, and I don’t expect much to be different here. The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos are an experienced bunch that returned most of their key players from a year ago, and they’re an elite defensive squad through four contests. A legit contender in the Big West, UC-Santa Barbara is going to make life hell for lesser talented teams this season. I’ll lay the chalk.
