Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (6-11) vs. Cal State Fullerton Titans (9-9)
The 2022-23 college basketball season continues Monday, January 16, with the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners taking on the Cal State Fullerton Titans in the Big West Conference showdown at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California.
The Titans aim for their third straight victory over the Roadrunners. Cal State Fullerton opens as a 9-point home fave, while the totals are listed at 119.0 points.
The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (6-11; 6-8 ATS; 2-4 conf.) have gone 2-2 SU and 3-1 ATS over their last four outings, sandwiching a couple of losses at UC Davis 67-48 and to UC Santa Barbara 60-48 with a pair of home wins over Cal Poly 61-51 and UC San Diego. They are winless in five straight showings on the road and have covered the spread just once in that stretch.
Last Saturday, the Roadrunners outlasted the Tritons, erasing a 12-point deficit from halftime. They allowed UC San Diego to score only two points in the final seven minutes of the second half. The Roadrunners went 5-for-10 from beyond the arc and handed out 14 assists, while freshman forward Ugnius Jarusevicius led the way with 16 points, seven rebounds, and a couple of steals.
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What a wild & exciting game! This Ugnius Jarusevicius three-pointer capped a 22-3 run by CSUB! Check it out one more time as well some other highlights from the big run down the stretch!#TeamBelieve #RunnersOnTheRise @CSUBAthletics @CSUBakersfield @BigWestSports @overtime @espn pic.twitter.com/9KtNoD2qot
— ??CSU Bakersfield Men's Hoops?? (@CSUB_MBB) January 15, 2023
Cal State Bakersfield is No. 304 in the NCAA NET Rankings and No. 297 in the KenPom rankings. The Roadrunners lean on their defense, allowing 104.0 points per 100 possessions (187th in the nation) on 40.0% shooting from the field (41st). They surrender just 13.1 two-pointers per game (8th). However, the Roadrunners are struggling to score, tallying 93.3 points per 100 possessions (345th) on 40.2% shooting from the field (344th).