Halftime Report
UC San Diego and UCSB have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. UC San Diego has a bit of a cushion as they currently lead UCSB 44-31.
If UC San Diego keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 16-4 in no time. On the other hand, UCSB will have to make due with a 12-7 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
UCSB Gauchos @ UC San Diego Tritons
Current Records: UCSB 12-6, UC San Diego 15-4
How To Watch
What to Know
After two games on the road, UC San Diego is heading back home. They and the UCSB Gauchos will face off in a Big West battle at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at LionTree Arena. Both of these teams will be coming in off a loss in a game they were expected to win.
UC San Diego’s usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday’s dud, when UC Riverside offense got past them with ease. UC San Diego took an 85-81 hit to the loss column at the hands of UC Riverside.
Meanwhile, UCSB unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 64-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of UC Davis. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Gauchos in their matchups with the Aggies: they’ve now lost four in a row.
UC San Diego’s loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4. As for UCSB, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday’s match: UC San Diego has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 10.2 threes per game. However, it’s not like UCSB struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
As for their next game, UC San Diego is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 11.5 points. This contest will be their sixth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 3-2 against the spread).
Odds
UC San Diego is a big 11.5-point favorite against UCSB, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Tritons as a 10.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 137.5 points.
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Series History
UCSB has won 5 out of their last 9 games against UC San Diego.
- Dec 05, 2024 – UC San Diego 84 vs. UCSB 76
- Feb 15, 2024 – UC San Diego 61 vs. UCSB 46
- Jan 04, 2024 – UC San Diego 79 vs. UCSB 72
- Feb 25, 2023 – UCSB 87 vs. UC San Diego 71
- Dec 31, 2022 – UCSB 82 vs. UC San Diego 61
- Feb 05, 2022 – UCSB 84 vs. UC San Diego 48
- Dec 30, 2021 – UC San Diego 85 vs. UCSB 83
- Jan 16, 2021 – UCSB 84 vs. UC San Diego 53
- Jan 15, 2021 – UCSB 69 vs. UC San Diego 52
