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UC Davis Aggies vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 1, 2024 at 11:00 PM ET

Venue: The Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, CA

Article updated Feb 1, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The UC Davis Aggies are traveling to play the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Thunderdome stadium on Thursday, 2/1/2024 @ 11:00pm EST. UC Santa Barbara is the betting

Game outlook

The UC Davis Aggies are traveling to play the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Thunderdome stadium on Thursday, 2/1/2024 @ 11:00pm EST. UC Santa Barbara is the betting favorite opening at -4 and the current line is UC Santa Barbara -3.75.

Aggies vs Gauchos Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Gauchos to win tonight's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 143.75 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: UC Davis 72 to UC Santa Barbara 79

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the UC Davis Aggies and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw predicts UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UC Santa Barbara will win straight-up is 64%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UCDAV 68.125, SABAR 75.625.

OddsShark predicts UC-Santa Barbara will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

70% picked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Covers.com

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UC Davis Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 197, UC Davis is ranked #229 in offense (scoring an average of 72.89 per game), #55 in defense (allowing an average of 66.32 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-8 (10-8 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Aggies hit an average of 44.58% of their field goals (ranked #191) and 71.17% of their free throws (ranked #192) and makes an average of 35.64% of their three pointers ranked #104 in the NCAAB). They average 34.58 rebounds per game (ranked # 247) and average 12.79 offensive assists and 14.37 turnovers per game (ranked # 223 and 328 respectively).

Defensively speaking, UC Davis allows an average of 42.09% field goals (ranked #106) and 72.30% free throws (ranked #248 in the NCAAB) The Aggies allow an average of 29.94% of the three pointers (ranked #34) and averages 33.11 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.11) Finally, the Aggies average 11.00 defensive assists and 15.68 turnovers per game (ranked # 56 and 20 respectively).

UC Santa Barbara Key Betting Stats

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos has a power ranking of 60 and are #74 for offense (scoring an average of 78.63 per game), #203 for defense (giving up an average of 72.37 points per game) and 12-7 (7-9-1 ATS) overall. UC Davis went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UC Santa Barbara.

For offense, the Gauchos hit an average of 51.39% of their field goals (ranked #2) and 71.91% of their free throws (ranked #165) and makes an average of 38.70% of their three pointers (ranked #15 in the NCAAB). They average 37.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 122) and average 14.79 offensive assists and 13.74 turnovers per game (ranked # 97) and 311 respectively).

On defense, UC Santa Barbara allows an average of 44.00% field goals (ranked #214) and 65.67% free throws (ranked #12 in the NCAAB) The Gauchos allow an average of 31.85% of the three pointers (ranked #100) and averages 30.16 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.16) Finally, the Gauchos average 12.32 defensive assists and 9.84 turnovers per game (ranked # 140 and 346 respectively).

Betting Summary

UC Davis has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 143.75 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Aggies vs Gauchos archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Aggies vs Gauchos matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UC Davis Aggies+150 → +150Unchanged
  • Moneyline · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos-177 → -178Moved
  • Spread · UC Davis Aggies+4 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos-4 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over141.5 (-110) → 144 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under141.5 (-110) → 144 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

UC Davis Aggies
10-8 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
8-7 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-01T11:35:56.785Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the UC Davis Aggies and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-28UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 62 · UC Davis Aggies 76
  • 2023-03-02UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 89 · UC Davis Aggies 86
  • 2023-02-11UC Davis Aggies 74 · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 84
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UC Davis Aggies defeated UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 79-69

UC Davis Aggies defeated UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 79-69 on February 1, 2024, a 10-point decision in the series. UC Davis Aggies' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 46-37. Against SportsJaw's recorded UC Davis Aggies +3.5 (-110) spread, UC Davis Aggies covered, while the 148 combined points finished over the recorded total of 144.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JoeThomasSpread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos -4 (-110)Loss
  • RcSpread · UC Davis Aggies +4 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos -3.75 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 143.75 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos -3.75 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 143.75 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos -3.75 (-110)Loss