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UC Irvine Anteaters vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
The UC Irvine Anteaters and the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Thunderdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Gauchos as -1-point favorites versus the Anteaters, while the game's total opened at 128.
UC-Santa Barbara was a 65-62 loser in its last match on the road against Rainbow Warriors. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
UC Irvine won its last outing, a 72-48 result against Mustangs on January 29. They covered in that game as a -13.5-point favorite.
UC Irvine:
Team record: 8-7 SU,6-7 ATS
UC Irvine is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
UC Irvine is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of UC Irvine's last 12 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 8-8 SU,4-10 ATS
UC-Santa Barbara is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing UC Irvine
UC-Santa Barbara is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing UC Irvine
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of UC-Santa Barbara's last 12 games when playing UC Irvine
Next up:
UC Irvine at Cal State-Northridge Saturday, February 5
UC-Santa Barbara home to UC San Diego Saturday, February 5