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UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Centrum Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunderbirds as -2-point favorites versus the Gauchos, while the game's total opened at 133.5.
Southern Utah was a 73-72 winner in its last match at home against Wolverines. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for UC-Santa Barbara, they were a 72-68 winner as they battled Mavericks on the road. They covered in the match as a +5.5-point underdog.
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 6-3 SU,4-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
UC-Santa Barbara is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
UC-Santa Barbara is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Southern Utah:
Team record: 5-4 SU,3-4 ATS
Southern Utah is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Next up:
UC-Santa Barbara at Idaho State Monday, December 16
Southern Utah at Long Beach State Thursday, December 19