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UC Riverside Highlanders vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
The UC Riverside Highlanders and the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Thunderdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Gauchos as -4.5-point favorites versus the Highlanders, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
UC-Santa Barbara was a 75-72 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Mustangs. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for UC Riverside, they were a 83-76 loser as they battled Rainbow Warriors at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -3.5-point favorite.
UC Riverside:
Team record: 10-7 SU,8-6-1 ATS
UC Riverside is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UC Riverside's last 5 games on the road
UC Riverside is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 11-5 SU,7-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
UC-Santa Barbara is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
UC-Santa Barbara is 7-17-1 ATS in its last 25 games when playing UC Riverside
UC-Santa Barbara is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing UC Riverside
Next up:
UC Riverside home to UC San Diego Saturday, January 18
UC-Santa Barbara home to UC Davis Saturday, January 18