The Cal State Fullerton Titans and the Santa Barbara Gauchos will face off in a Big West clash at 10 p.m. ET on Monday at the Thunderdome. Santa Barbara is 20-6 overall and 10-2 at home, while the Titans are 16-12 overall and 5-8 on the road. After sweeping their in-state rivals in 2021-22, the Titans took a 66-58 defeat at home on Dec. 29 as 4.5-point underdogs.
However, Cal State Fullerton has still been the more profitable team against the spread in 2022-23, going 17-8 against the number while UCSB is 14-9. The Gauchos are favored by 6 points in the latest UCSB vs. Cal State Fullerton odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over/under is set at 129.5. Before entering any Cal State Fullerton vs. Santa Barbara picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 15 of the season 66-38 on all top-rated college basketball picks this season, returning almost $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Santa Barbara:
- Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton spread: Santa Barbara -6
- Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton over/under: 129.5 points
- Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton money line: UCSB -260, Cal State Fullerton +210
- Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton picks: See picks here
What you need to know about Cal State Fullerton
Everything went Cal State Fullerton's way against the Cal Poly Mustangs this past Saturday as it made off with an 83-62 win. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. led all scorers with 23 points in the game while Max Jones contributed 18 points and Jalen Harris had 16 points.
The Titans shot 52.8% from the floor in the victory and also went 13 for 25 from the 3-point line. Cal State Fullerton ranks 30th in the nation in 3-point shooting (37.6%) and also defends the 3-point line well, ranking 27th in 3-point shooting allowed (30.3%).
What you need to know about UCSB
Meanwhile, the game between the Gauchos and the California Riverside Highlanders this past Saturday was not a total blowout but UCSB did fall decisively on the road by a final score of 74-63. Andre Kelly had a big game with 22 points and eight rebounds in the loss but Miles Norris (10) and Josh Pierre-Louis (10) were the only other players to reach double-figures.
However, it was an uncharacteristic defensive struggle for the Gauchos, as the Highlanders shot 52.7% from the floor. UC Santa Barbara ranks 33rd nationally in points allowed per game (64.0) and held the Titans to just 58 points and 35.7% shooting in their first matchup on Dec. 29.
How to make Cal State Fullerton vs. Santa Barbara picks
The model has simulated Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins UCSB vs. Cal State Fullerton? And which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is 66-38 on its top-rated college basketball picks this season, and find out.
