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UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Missouri State Bears
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Missouri State Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Great Southern Bank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -1-point favorites versus the Gauchos, while the game's total opened at 138.
Missouri State was a 61-49 winner in its last match at home against Blue Tigers.
Last time out for UC-Santa Barbara, they were a 60-58 loser as they battled Lions on the road. They covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog.
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 7-4 SU,5-5 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC-Santa Barbara's last 5 games on the road
Missouri State:
Team record: 6-5 SU,6-3 ATS
Missouri State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
UC-Santa Barbara home to Westcliff Saturday, December 28
Missouri State at Evansville Sunday, December 29