UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS VS. CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS | COLLEGE BASKETBALL PICKS AND PREDICTIONS
Tommy D. is going to break down this awesome game and give us his predictions and odds for today.
3:30 PM ET
OPEN:O/U: 138CREI -6.5 LIVE:O/U: 138CREI -7.5
Gauchos are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Gauchos are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Gauchos are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS win.
Gauchos are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight up win.
Bluejays are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points.
Bluejays are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a double-digit loss at home.
Bluejays are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
Bluejays are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games.
Bluejays are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
Bluejays are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 NCAA Tournament games as a favorite.
Bluejays are 1-10-1 ATS in their last 12 NCAA Tournament games.
Game Prediction, Analysis and Breakdown
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Creighton Bluejays
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It’s Saturday, March 20, the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Creighton Bluejays College basketball picks and prediction report. This game tips off at 3:30 PM EST today at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana, where UC Santa Barbara is set to face Creighton in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 12 seed UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (22-4 SU, 14-10 ATS) came into this game scorching hot, winning 18 out of their last 19. UCSB convincingly won its three conference tournament games by at least eight points difference, and have gone 14-5 ATS since the calendar turned over to 2021. The No. 5 Creighton Bluejays (20-8 SU, 13-15 ATS) are coming into this West Region matchup fresh-off a 25 points loss to the Georgetown Hoyas in the Big East title game.
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Let’s get back to the UC-Santa Barbara vs. Creighton NCAAM basketball spread and predictions courtesy of Betonline, where The Bluejays are 7.5 betting favorites with a total of 137.5.
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos Gauchos beat UC Irvine Anteaters 79-63 in the Big West Conference championship game led by JaQuori McLaughlin, who went 4-for-7 from three-point range and scored 22 points. McLaughlin enters the NCAA Tournament averaging 20.3 points per game in the Big West Tournament and 16.2 points and 5.2 assists per game this season. The Gauchos have been hot on offense, scoring 77.2 points per game in their current five-game winning streak. While the offense has been playing well of late, the UCSB defense ranked 19th in the nation, allowing only 62.8 points per game. The Gauchos have been an underdog only twice this season and are 1-1 SU and 1-1 ATS in those two games.
The Creighton Bluejays were 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS over their previous nine games before its stunning loss to Georgetown University. They were blown out 73-48 as an 8-point favorite in the Big East championship game. Creighton’s best offensive player is Marcus Zegarowski, who led the team in points (15.5) and assists (4.3) per game. But the Bluejays have a balanced offense overall, with five players scoring over ten points per game while the team averaging 77 points (ranking 63rd in the nation).
Taking everything into account, it looks like this matchup will be close until the final minutes, so I’ll go with the Gauchos to cover the spread in this competitive game.
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