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UC Riverside Highlanders vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Prediction

Game time: March 9, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: The Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, CA

Article updated Mar 9, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The UC Riverside Highlanders are on the road playing the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Thunderdome stadium on Saturday, 3/9/2024 @ 10:00pm EST. UC Santa Barbara is the

Game outlook

The UC Riverside Highlanders are on the road playing the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Thunderdome stadium on Saturday, 3/9/2024 @ 10:00pm EST. UC Santa Barbara is the betting favorite opening at -3.5 and the current line is UC Santa Barbara -4.5.

Highlanders vs Gauchos Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Highlanders to win tonight's game by 3 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UC Riverside Highlanders to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 146.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: UC Riverside 73 to UC Santa Barbara 70

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw players predict UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UC Santa Barbara will win straight-up is 66%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be UCRIV 68.75, SABAR 77.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is UC Riverside will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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71% picked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Covers.com

UC Riverside Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 152, UC Riverside is ranked #279 in offense (scoring an average of 70.10 per game), #171 in defense (allowing an average of 71.61 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-17 (14-15 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Highlanders hit an average of 39.45% of their field goals (ranked #353) and 71.03% of their free throws (ranked #221) and makes an average of 31.01% of their three pointers ranked #317 in the NCAAB). They average 37.32 rebounds per game (ranked # 84) and average 13.10 offensive assists and 9.65 turnovers per game (ranked # 176 and 19 respectively).

Defensively speaking, UC Riverside allows an average of 45.52% field goals (ranked #289) and 72.10% free throws (ranked #202 in the NCAAB) The Highlanders allow an average of 35.14% of the three pointers (ranked #286) and averages 35.84 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.84) Finally, the Highlanders average 13.29 defensive assists and 10.84 turnovers per game (ranked # 218 and 284 respectively).

UC Santa Barbara Key Betting Stats

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos has a power ranking of 275 and are #126 for offense (scoring an average of 75.48 per game), #206 for defense (giving up an average of 72.83 points per game) and 16-13 (10-16-1 ATS) overall. UC Riverside went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UC Santa Barbara.

For offense, the Gauchos hit an average of 49.46% of their field goals (ranked #10) and 73.59% of their free throws (ranked #108) and makes an average of 36.10% of their three pointers (ranked #73 in the NCAAB). They average 35.03 rebounds per game (ranked # 192) and average 13.52 offensive assists and 12.97 turnovers per game (ranked # 145) and 289 respectively).

On defense, UC Santa Barbara allows an average of 45.21% field goals (ranked #273) and 67.84% free throws (ranked #18 in the NCAAB) The Gauchos allow an average of 31.69% of the three pointers (ranked #72) and averages 31.41 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 31.41) Finally, the Gauchos average 12.07 defensive assists and 9.90 turnovers per game (ranked # 111 and 337 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the UC Riverside Highlanders to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go under 146.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UC Riverside Highlanders+154 → +166Moved
  • Moneyline · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos-185 → -198Moved
  • Spread · UC Riverside Highlanders+3.5 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos-3.5 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under146.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

UC Riverside Highlanders
12-17 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
12-13 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-09T11:36:07.493Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-30UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 77 · UC Riverside Highlanders 79
  • 2023-03-10UC Riverside Highlanders 87 · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 92
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UC Riverside Highlanders defeated UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 81-64

UC Riverside Highlanders defeated UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 81-64 on March 9, 2024, a 17-point decision in the series. UC Riverside Highlanders' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 46-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded UC Riverside Highlanders +4.5 (-110) spread, UC Riverside Highlanders covered, while the 145 combined points finished under the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkTotal · Over 146.5 (-110)Loss