UC-Riverside vs. UC-Davis Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/19/23
UC Riverside Highlanders (12-6) vs. UC Davis Aggies (10-7)
January 19, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: UC Davis Aggies -2.5 / UC Riverside Highlanders +2.5; Over/Under: +144.5
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The UC-Riverside Highlanders and the UC-Davis Aggies meet in college basketball action from the University Credit Union Center on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
UC-Davis is a slight 2.5-point favorite at home in this game with a ML price of -140. The over/under for this game is set at 144.5 points.
Injuries
Zyon Pullin is questionable for UC-Riverside with an undisclosed injury, while UC-Davis has a clean injury report barring any last-minute announcements.
Matchup history
UC-Davis won the last meeting 65-60 back on February 1st, 2022, snapping UC-Riverside’s three-game win streak head-to-head.
Trends
UC-Riverside is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games following an ATS loss and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 games following an ATS loss. UC-Davis is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record and 0-4 aTS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the under here. This just feels like a total that’s a bit too high given these two teams and the fact that the last three meetings have all gone under the number with totals far less than what we’re up against here. Look for this to be a slugfest for 40 minutes. Give me the under.
