UC-Santa Barbara vs UC Irvine Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/15/23
UC Irvine Anteaters (17-8) vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (20-3)
February 15, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos -3 / UC Irvine Anteaters +3; Over/Under: +137.5
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The UC Irvine Anteaters and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos meet Wednesday in college basketball action at The Thunderdome. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The UC Irvine Anteaters Betting Preview
The UC Irvine Anteaters are averaging 76.5 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 66.5 points on 39.7 percent shooting. Dawson Baker is averaging 15.1 points and 1 assist, while DJ Davis is averaging 14.1 points and 1.4 assists. Bent Leuchten is the third double-digit scorer and Justin Hohn is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The UC Irvine Anteaters are shooting 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71 percent from the free throw line. The UC Irvine Anteaters are allowing 31.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Betting Preview
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are averaging 71.2 points on 49.3 percent shooting and allowing 63.3 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Ajay Mitchell is averaging 15.9 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Miles Norris is averaging 13.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. Josh Pierre-Louis is dishing 2.3 assists and Andre Kelly is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.7 percent from the free throw line. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.
UC Irvine vs UC-Santa Barbara Trends
The Anteaters are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games. The Gauchos are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The over is 13-6 in Anteaters last 19 overall. The over is 6-0 in Gauchos last 6 overall. The home team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
You can make a case for either of these teams that have been solid all year. The difference is the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos are at home, where they cover numbers and win by an average of 13.2 points. UC-Santa Barbara beat UC Irvine by 8 points on the road a month ago. I’ll lay the bucket with the Gauchos.