The visiting Tigers hope to send their backers to the pay window on Thursday as they look to cover the spread at Rabobank Arena against the CS Bakersfield Roadrunners.

The Roadrunners currently sports a 5-6 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 0-0 ATS. The Tigers are 4-5 and 5-2 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Roadrunners produce a 0-0 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Tigers have gone 3-4 against the number.



View Pacific vs CS Bakersfield Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Roadrunners rated this week at No. 276 and the Tigers sitting at No. 167. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 64-63 result in favor of the Roadrunners.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up CS Bakersfield's No. 195 nationally ranked offense (67.3 points per game) against a Tigers defense that sits as the No. 244 at 70.1 PPG. The Roadrunners have been averaging 44.9% from the field, more than the Tigers have managed so far this season (40.4% on average).

Defensively, Pacific features the nation's No. 284-rated defense on the road, allowing 77.8 points per game. CS Bakersfield, meanwhile, comes in at No. 192 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Pacific was a 78-76 loser on the road against Santa Clara. They covered the 11–point spread as underdogs. The Tigers got 22 points from Lorenzo McCloud, but it was Santa Clara that prevailed in a 78-76 final on Saturday at Leavey Center.

CS Bakersfield lost its last outing, a 70-64 result against Colorado on December 19. Robert Hayes scored 13 points in a futile effort to lead the Roadrunners to a win (they lost 70-64 to Colorado at Coors Events Center on Monday).


Pacific Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Fresno State are 6-4
After playing Santa Clara are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Tigers at Roadrunners trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pacific's last 6 games on the road
Pacific is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Pacific is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road


Next up:
Pacific home to Fresno State, Thursday, December 29
CS Bakersfield at Texas Tech, Tuesday, December 27