UC San Diego Tritons (15-8) vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (12-11)
There is some great college betting action on Thursday, thanks to this great battle in the West Coast Conference at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and you can get the best UC San Diego vs. Hawaii pick and odds here.
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. UC San Diego earned the victory in the first contest, winning at home, 67-61. The Tritons were 4.5-point favorites with the total set at 131.5. It was the first time that UC San Diego had beaten Hawaii in their five meetings. UC San Diego enters as a 1.5-point favorite with the total set at 137.5.
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The UC San Diego Tritons (15-8, 14-7-0 ATS) saw their four-game winning streak come to an end when they lost to Long Beach State on Saturday, 85-76. That dropped the Tritons to 9-2 in the conference and they are now 5-5 on the road (6-4-0 ATS). UCSD just cracks the top 100 according to Bart Torvik but falls five spots in the KenPom rankings. They are 74th in points per 100 possessions (112.3), but not nearly as good defensively, falling to 169th in points allowed per 100 possessions (105.7).
UC San Diego had a two-point lead at the half, but Long Beach State rallied behind an impressive performance on the glass, outshooting the Tritons, 41-28. That has been a problem area, as UC San Diego is averaging 31.2 rebounds per game, 255th in the nation. This is a solid shooting team, however, 107th in field-goal percentage (46.0%), 47th in three-point shooting (36.8%), and 36th in free-throw shooting (75.9%).
Bryce from the wing…his fourth three of the game! #GoTritons pic.twitter.com/8HovKJTsxm
— UC San Diego Men's Hoops (@UCSDmbb) February 4, 2024
Bryce Pope led the club with 22 points and Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones chipped in 20 in the loss. Pope has been an absolute beast for this team, averaging 18.9 points per contest off 42.1% shooting. He is an 84.5% free-throw shooter.
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