The 4-seed Cal State Fullerton Titans (20-12) face the 2-seed UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (26-7) Saturday In the Big West Conference championship game with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tip from Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev., is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Santa Barbara odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
CS Fullerton topped top-seed UC Irvine 83-80 in the semifinals Friday after it nipped Hawaii 62-60 in overtime in the quarterfinals Thursday. The Titans cashed as the underdog in both outings, and have won 8 straight games while going 8-2-1 ATS in the past 11 games overall.
UCSB dropped UC Riverside 92-87 in a high-scoring semifinal Friday, coming on the heels of a 64-54 win over Cal Poly in the quarterfinals Thursday, pushing as a 10-point favorite at most shops.
The road team won each of the 2 regular-season meetings, with UCSB winning 66-58 at Fullerton as a 4.5-point favorite on Dec. 29 as the Under (127.5) cashed. The Titans returned the favor in Santa Barbara on Feb. 20, winning 74-60 as 7-point underdogs as the Over (128.5) connected.