The Santa Barbara Gauchos will try to pay off for their supporters on Saturday when they play host to the Aggies at Thunderdome in NCAAB action.

The Gauchos bring a 17-9 record (12-12 ATS) to this tilt against the 5-24 Aggies, who are 12-14-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Santa Barbara go 13-11 so far and the Aggies go 11-15-1.



View UC Davis vs Santa Barbara Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Aggies are listed as 19-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 51 (Gauchos) and the No. 339 (Aggies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-59 result in favor of the Gauchos has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Santa Barbara's No. 67 nationally ranked offense (72.7 points per game) against a Aggies defense that sits as the No. 308 at 73.7 PPG. The Gauchos have been averaging 45.6% from the field, more than the Aggies have managed so far this season (41.5% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, UC Davis owns the country's No. 253-rated mark, allowing 73.2 points per game on the highway. Santa Barbara, on the other hand, rates No. 101 in scoring at home.

UC Davis lost its last outing, a 69-56 result against Cal Poly on March 1. They covered in that game as a 16-point underdog. UC Davis got 16 points from John Adenrele but lost anyway, 69-56, to Cal Poly on Thursday at Mott Gymnasium.

Last time out for Santa Barbara, they were a 76-61 Sportsbook as they battled Pacific at home. They covered in the match as a 11.5-point favorite. The Gauchos got a terrific 28-point effort from James Nunnally as Santa Barbara defeated Pacific 76-61 on Thursday at Thunderdome.


UC Davis Aggies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-6
After playing Cal Poly are 1-9
After a loss are 3-7

Santa Barbara Gauchos Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Pacific are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few Aggies at Gauchos trends to consider:
UC Davis is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games on the road
UC Davis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing UC Davis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Santa Barbara's last 5 games when playing UC Davis
Santa Barbara is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UC Davis
Santa Barbara is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home