Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Titan Gym Saturday as host CS Fullerton looks to handle the Santa Barbara Gauchos in NCAA hoops action.

The Gauchos will look to vanquish their hosts on Saturday, as they are 4-5 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Titans are 5-2 ATS. Santa Barbara is 3-3 against the total, while CS Fullerton is 0-3 versus the number.



View Santa Barbara vs CS Fullerton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball line for this matchup, CS Fullerton sat as 6-point favorites over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current total, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 90-rated Santa Barbara taking on the No. 254-rated Titans in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 83-67 win for the Titans on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits CS Fullerton's No. 4-ranked offense, averaging 83.5 PPG, against a Gauchos defense that ranks No. 243 at 69.5 PPG. The Titans field goal percentage has averaged 49.7% so far, more than the Gauchos marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.1% per game.

Defensively, Santa Barbara features the nation's No. 272-rated defense on the road, allowing 76.7 points per game. CS Fullerton, meanwhile, comes in at No. 6 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Santa Barbara, they were a 56-40 loser as they battled Wyoming on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 13.5-point underdog. Santa Barbara got 16 points from Alan Williams but lost anyway, 56-40, to Wyoming on Friday at Arena-Auditorium.

CS Fullerton was an 87-65 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Hope International. The battle between the Titans and Royals didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Hope International was handed an 87-65 defeat on Saturday at Titan Gym.


Santa Barbara Gauchos Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing UC Irvine are 4-6
After playing Wyoming are 1-0
After a loss are 6-4

CS Fullerton Titans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Hawaii are 0-2
After playing Hope International are 3-1
After a win are 7-3

A few Gauchos at Titans trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Santa Barbara's last 9 games when playing on the road against CS Fullerton
Santa Barbara is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Santa Barbara is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against CS Fullerton
Santa Barbara is 2-9-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against CS Fullerton
CS Fullerton is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home
CS Fullerton is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Santa Barbara
CS Fullerton is 9-2-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Santa Barbara
CS Fullerton is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games


Next up:
Santa Barbara home to UC Irvine, Thursday, January 3
CS Fullerton at Hawaii, Thursday, January 3