College hoops betting interest focuses on the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs UC Davis Aggies battle Wednesday at UC Davis Pavilion as the Aggies look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The UC Davis Aggies betting line opened as -6-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook over/under total as well at Sportsbook.
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs UC Davis Aggies Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The UC Davis Aggies currently sport a 8-7 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 7-6 ATS. The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos are 2-10 and 1-7 ATS. Betting totals have seen the UC Davis Aggies produce a 7-6 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos have gone 3-4-1 against the totals betting line.
This game puts the UC Davis Aggies, most recently No. 285 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos, who rate No. 289 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features UC Davis's No. 187-ranked scoring average of 72 PPG, against a UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos defense rated No. 218 and allowing 76.33 PPG. The UC Davis Aggies FG% has averaged 45.09% to date this season, more than the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos shooters have managed so far (37.12% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Gauchos endured a 80-76 loss at the hands of the Redhawks on Friday, despite a 17-point effort from Max Heidegger at Thunderdome.
The Aggies got 18 points from Brynton Lemar as UC Davis ran past Utah Valley 83-69 on Saturday at UC Davis Pavilion.
- UC-Santa Barbara is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
- UC-Santa Barbara is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- UC-Santa Barbara is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- UC-Santa Barbara is 11-4-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing UC Davis
- UC Davis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
- UC Davis is 4-11-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
- UC Davis is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
- UC Davis is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against UC-Santa Barbara
Next Betting Matchups
UC-Santa Barbara home to UC Irvine, Thursday, January 12th
UC Davis at Cal Poly, Saturday, January 7th
