The UC Davis Aggies and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos meet Saturday in college basketball action at The Thunderdome. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The UC Davis Aggies Betting Preview
The UC Davis Aggies are averaging 75.2 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 70.1 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Elijah Pepper is averaging 20.9 points and 6 rebounds, while Ty Johnson is averaging 15.8 points and 4.7 rebounds. Christian Anigwe is the third double-digit scorer and Robby Beasley III is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The UC Davis Aggies are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 68.2 percent from the free throw line. The UC Davis Aggies are allowing 38.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Betting Preview
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are averaging 70.7 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 62.8 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Ajay Mitchell is averaging 15.6 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Miles Norris is averaging 13.7 points and 6.3 rebounds. Josh Pierre-Louis is dishing 2 assists and Andre Kelly is grabbing 6.6 rebounds. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.
UC Davis vs Santa Barbara Trends
The Aggies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games. The Gauchos are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Aggies last 5 Saturday games. The over is 5-0 in Gauchos last 5 overall. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos do a better job of finishing games and being at home helps here, but UC Davis is getting disrespected here. The UC Davis Aggies have been competitive all season long, and they only lose on the road by an average of 1.9 points. I’ll take my chances with UC Davis and a decent amount of free buckets.