UCSB puts road win streak on the line against CSU Bakersfield

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

UCSB Gauchos (12-2, 3-0 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (5-10, 1-3 Big West)

Bakersfield, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: CSU Bakersfield -9; over/under is 123

BOTTOM LINE: UCSB hits the road against CSU Bakersfield trying to prolong its five-game road winning streak.

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The Roadrunners have gone 3-3 at home. CSU Bakersfield has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Gauchos are 3-0 in Big West play. UCSB is fifth in the Big West shooting 33.9% from downtown. Cole Anderson leads the Gauchos shooting 42.6% from 3-point range.

The Roadrunners and Gauchos meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kaleb Higgins is averaging 13.1 points and four assists for the Roadrunners. Antavion Collum is averaging 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for CSU Bakersfield.

Miles Norris is shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Gauchos, while averaging 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds. Ajay Mitchell is shooting 49.0% and averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games for UCSB.

LAST 10 GAMES: Roadrunners: 2-8, averaging 59.6 points, 30.6 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points per game.

Gauchos: 9-1, averaging 73.6 points, 30.5 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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