Tune in to see the No. 2 seed UCSB Gauchos (25-7, 15-5 Big West) face off the No. 3 seed UC Riverside Highlanders (22-11, 14-6 Big West) in the Big West Tournament Friday at Dollar Loan Center, starting at 11:30 PM on ESPNU.
The Gauchos enter their game as a 3-point favorite against the Highlanders. The matchup’s over/under is set at 133.
UCSB has an 18-11-1 record against the spread so far this season compared to UC Riverside, who is 18-14-0 ATS. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Gauchos are 17-13-0 and the Highlanders are 18-14-0. The teams average 143.6 points per game, 10.6 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 games, UCSB is 5-4-1 against the spread and 7-3 overall while UC Riverside has gone 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
Before this college basketball matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s action.