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UC Davis vs UC Riverside Pick & Preview: Thursday, February 9th Betting Odds

Aggies vs Highlanders Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: UC Davis Aggies at UC Riverside Highlanders
  • Where: Riverside at SRC Arena
  • Date: Thursday, February 9th
  • Betting Odds: UC Davis +2.5, UCDV +119 | UCRVS -148 O/U 143.5

Aggies Preview:

The UC Davis Aggies head into today’s game in what will be their 24th game of the season, posting a record of 14-9. So far, the Aggies have played 11 games on the road, with a record of 5-6. For the season, UC Davis has been the underdog in 8 games, sitting with a mark of 2-6. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Aggies being +2.5 point underdogs.

UC Davis will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Elijah Pepper who is averaging 20.41 points per game for the Aggies. Pepper is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Aggies’ offensive game plan is the play of Ty Johnson who has hit 49.0% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 16.26 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for UC Davis this season, as they are currently ranked 304th in college basketball at 67.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Aggies’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.3%, placing them 308th in the NCAA.

Highlanders Preview:

UC Riverside will be looking to pick up a win in today’s game vs UC Davis in order to snap their current 2 game losing streak. So far this season, UC Riverside has played 10 games at home, sitting with a record of 7-3. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Highlanders as the -2.5 point favorites. The Highlanders have been favored 12 times, going 8-4 straight up.

UC Riverside’s leading scorer this season is Zyon Pullin, who is averaging 18.58 points per contest. So far, Pullin has accounted for 20.5% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.32 rebounds per game and 4.0 assists. Flynn Cameron is the second leading scorer for the Highlanders, averaging 11.71 points per game. Between him and Cameron, they are accounting for 36.8% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for UC Riverside this season, as they are currently ranked 344th in college basketball at 66.6 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Highlanders’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.0%, placing them 368th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: UC Riverside Highlanders -2.5

Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the UC Riverside Highlanders to pick up the win and cover the spread as -2.5 point betting favorites. Although UC Riverside as a team is just 208th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Aggies’ defense. In addition, the Highlanders have made bettors money who have taken them to cover at home, as they are 6-3-1 (last 10). At -2.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Highlanders to come out on top and cover.