UC Riverside vs. UC Davis Big West Tournament Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, March 9, 2023

The No. 3 seed UC Riverside Highlanders (21-11, 14-6 Big West) and the No. 6 seed UC Davis Aggies (18-13, 11-8 Big West) will look to advance in the Big West tournament on Thursday as they meet in the conference tournament at 11:30 PM on ESPN+. UC Riverside is listed as a 2.5-point favorite to win this contest and advance closer to an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The over/under in the matchup is set at 144.

UC Riverside vs. UC Davis Odds

• UC Riverside odds to win: -144
• UC Davis odds to win: +122
• Spread: UC Riverside (-2.5)
• Total: 144

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
• Time: 11:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Where: Henderson, Nevada
• Venue: Dollar Loan Center

Who Will Win UC Riverside vs. UC Davis?

UC Riverside and UC Davis Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games it has played as at least 2.5-point favorites this season, UC Riverside is 4-8 against the spread.

In games it has played as at least a 2.5-point underdog this year, UC Davis is 3-6 against the spread.

Between them, these two teams average 3.6 more points per game (147.6) than this game’s over/under (144).

UC Riverside and UC Davis have seen their opponents average a combined 3.8 fewer points per game than the over/under of 144 set in this game.

UC Riverside’s average point total in matchups this year is 141.1, 2.9 points below the over/under in this game.

The average point total for the Aggies this season is 2.6 points higher than this game’s over/under.

The Highlanders have a 17-14-0 record against the spread this season.

The Aggies are 12-17-0 against the spread this season.

UC Riverside Stats & Insights

UC Riverside averages 72.1 points per game (169th in college basketball) while allowing 69 per outing (142nd in college basketball). It has a +100 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 3.1 points per game.

UC Riverside pulls down 33 rebounds per game (100th in college basketball) while allowing 28.4 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 4.6 boards per game.

The Highlanders knock down 8.3 three-pointers per game (74th in college basketball), 3.0 more than their opponents (5.3).

UC Riverside puts up 94.8 points per 100 possessions (155th in college basketball), while allowing 90.7 points per 100 possessions (153rd in college basketball).

Offensively, the Highlanders have fared better when playing at home this season, scoring 75.7 points per game, compared to 69.1 per game in road games.

UC Davis Stats & Insights

UC Davis outscores opponents by 4.3 points per game (posting 75.5 points per game, 90th in college basketball, and conceding 71.2 per contest, 214th in college basketball) and has a +134 scoring differential.

UC Davis wins the rebound battle by an average of four boards. It grabs 33.5 rebounds per game (76th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 29.5.

UC Davis makes 6.9 three-pointers per game (232nd in college basketball) at a 34.7% rate (154th in college basketball), compared to the 6.3 its opponents make, shooting 36.5% from deep.

UC Davis scores 94 points per 100 possessions (176th in college basketball), while conceding 88.6 points per 100 possessions (99th in college basketball).

The Aggies are putting up more points at home (79.8 per game) than away (70.5).

UC Riverside Key Players to Watch

Zyon Pullin leads the Highlanders in points and assists per game, scoring 18.1 points and distributing 4.3 assists.

Lachlan Olbrich leads UC Riverside in rebounding, pulling down six boards per game while also scoring 11.7 points a contest.

Flynn Cameron leads the Highlanders in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.

The UC Riverside steals leader is Cameron, who averages 1.2 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Olbrich, who compiles 0.5 rejections per contest.

UC Davis Key Players to Watch

Elijah Pepper is atop nearly all of the Aggies’ leaderboards by collecting 22.5 points, six rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Pepper is consistent from deep and leads the Aggies with 2.3 made threes per game.

UC Davis’ leader in steals is Ty Johnson (1.9 per game), and its leader in blocks is Christian Anigwe (1.4 per game).

UC Riverside vs. UC Davis Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  UC Davis (+2.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Under (144)
  

• Prediction:
  UC Riverside 73, UC Davis 71

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