Idaho State Bengals At UCSB Gauchos: College Basketball Preview And – December 22, 2021

Written By Staff on December 22, 2021

After losing five consecutive road games, the Idaho State Bengals (2-8) will visit the UCSB Gauchos (6-4). It tips at 4:00 PM ET on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

UCSB were winners at home over Florida A&M 73-62 last time out, led by Ajay Mitchell (13 PTS, 2 STL, 66.7 FG%) and Sekou Toure (10 PTS, 7 REB, 80.0 FG%). In its most recent game, Idaho State lost to Cal, 72-46. Its top scorers were Robert Ford (11 PTS, 75.0 FG%) and Tarik Cool (8 PTS, 21.4 FG%).

Matchup at a glance

  • Game Day: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
  • Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
  • Location: Santa Barbara, California
  • Arena: The Thunderdome
  • Spread: UCSB -14
  • Total: 130.5
  • Moneyline: UCSB, Idaho State

Idaho State player stats

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Robert Ford 9 10.9 4.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 2.1
Tarik Cool 10 10.8 2.7 2.4 0.9 0.1 0.9
Austin Smellie 10 8.2 3.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.1
Brayden Parker 10 8.1 2.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4
Malik Porter 10 6.3 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0

UCSB player stats

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Amadou Sow 10 16.9 8.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.7
Josh Pierre-Louis 10 9.9 5.0 2.9 0.8 0.0 0.1
Ajare Sanni 10 9.6 2.5 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.1
Miles Norris 10 8.8 5.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5
Calvin Wishart 10 8.4 2.9 2.7 1.5 0.3 1.2

Idaho State stats

  • The Bengals’ 63.3 points per game are just 4.5 fewer than the Gauchos give up.
  • Idaho State is 2-1 when putting up more than 67.8 points.
  • UCSB is +8.4 rebounds per game on the boards, but Idaho State is -2.9.
  • This season the Gauchos average 10.7 offensive rebounds. That’s only 0.7 more than the Bengals.
  • This season Idaho State is 2-3 when the team shoots higher than 40.2% from the field.

Betting on Idaho State

  • The implied probability of a win by the Bengals based on the moneyline is 0.0%.
  • In Idaho State’s ten games this year, it has five wins against the spread.
  • The Bengals covered the spread in their only game when underdogs by 14 points or more.
  • In 2020, games involving the Bengals had averaged a total of 130.0 points, 0.5 fewer than this game’s set over/under.
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