UC-Irvine Anteaters (17-8) vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (20-4)
Week 15 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Wednesday, February 15, when the UC-Irvine Anteaters take on the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos in this Big West Conference clash at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California.
This is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Gauchos earned the victory in the first meeting, winning 73-65 on January 16. UC-Santa Barbara was the underdog by 2.0 in that contest with the total set at 134.5. A line and total were not provided at the time this analysis was written.
The UC-Irvine Anteaters (17-8, 13-10-0 ATS) jumped out to an 11-point halftime lead and then rolled to an 83-64 victory over UC-Riverside on Saturday. The Anteaters have now won four of their last five games and moved to 10-3 in the conference, one game behind UC-Santa Barbara for the top record in the Big West Conference. UC-Irvine is 6-5 on the road this season.
The Anteaters had a big day shooting, hitting 56.7% of their shots, including 6-11 (54.5%) from three-point range. UC-Riverside tried to stay in the contest, taking 23 shots from three-point range but hit just eight of those attempts. Dawson Baker led the way with 23 points, going 9-14 from the field. DJ Davis added 18.
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UC-Irvine is ranked 94th in the KenPom rankings. The team is averaging 108.0 points per 100 possessions (118) and is allowing 100.5 points per 100 possessions (85th). The Anteaters are 66th in the nation in points per game (76.5) but have been just as good on the opposite end, 95th in points allowed per contest (66.5). The team is shooting 48.4% in the conference, averaging 75.4 points per game while allowing 67.6 points per contest.
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