Cal State Fullerton at UC Santa Barbara - 2/17/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (11-9) vs Cal State Fullerton Titans (14-8)
Game Info: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:00 pm (Thunderdome)
Betting Odds: UC Santa Barbara Gauchos -5.5 -- Over/Under: 134.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Cal State Fullerton Titans will travel to play the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in a Big West game on Thursday.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans are 14-8 (7-3) this season and have lost three of their last five games. Cal State Fullerton is coming off of a loss against Hawaii by a score of 72-55. Cal State Fullerton only shot 32.2% from the field and was -14 in rebounding margin in the loss. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. led the Titans with 9 points and 5 rebounds in the game. Cal State Fullerton is averaging 70.5 points per game and is giving up 66.8 points per game against, while also averaging 35.1 rebounds per game and 10.7 assists per game. E.J. Anosike is averaging 16 points per game and 8 rebounds per game, while Damari Milstead is averaging 10.8 points per game and 2.9 assists per game for the Titans. Cal State Fullerton is shooting 43.4% on field goals, 77.5% on free throws, and 31.3% on three pointers.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are 11-9 (3-4) this season and have won three games in a row. UC Santa Barbara defeated Cal Poly by a score of 69-64 in their last game. UC Santa Barbara shot 52.3% from the field and made 9 three pointers in the win. Ajay Mitchell led the Gauchos with 25 points and 4 rebounds in the game. UC Santa Barbara is averaging 73.6 points per game and is giving up 64.4 points per game against, while also averaging 35.6 rebounds per game and 15.9 assists per game. Amadou Sow is averaging 15.1 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game, while Miles Norris is averaging 11.4 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Gauchos. UC Santa Barbara is shooting 49.1% on field goals, 70.4% on free throws, and 33.5% on three pointers.
Cal State Fullerton is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games. The under is 5-0 in Cal State Fullerton’s last 5 road games. UC Santa Barbara is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games. The under is 16-7-1 in UC Santa Barbara’s last 24 Thursday games. The favorite is 12-4 ATS in these two teams last 16 head to head meetings.
UC Santa Barbara has the home court advantage and has won three games in a row, but Cal State Fullerton is the second best team in the Big West. It is also worth noting that UC Santa Barbara’s three wins in a row have come against the bottom three teams in the conference. This should be a competitive game and I am taking the points with the Titans.
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David’s Pick Cal State Fullerton +5.5
AUTHOR: David Racey
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