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UC Riverside Highlanders vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
The UC Riverside Highlanders and the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Thunderdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Gauchos as -7.5-point favorites versus the Highlanders, while the game's total opened at 128.
UC-Santa Barbara was a 83-75 loser in its last match at home against Matadors. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites.
UC Riverside was a 97-64 winner in its last match at home against Mustangs. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites.
UC Riverside:
Team record: 13-8 SU,9-8-1 ATS
UC Riverside is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
UC Riverside is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
UC Riverside is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games on the road
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 12-7 SU,8-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
UC-Santa Barbara is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
UC-Santa Barbara is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
UC-Santa Barbara is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing UC Riverside
Next up:
UC Riverside home to Long Beach State Thursday, January 30
UC-Santa Barbara at Cal State-Northridge Thursday, January 30