UT Arlington Mavericks vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/29/2021

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Monday, November 29, 2021

Venue:  UCSB Events Center, Isla Vista, CA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UTA +13, UCSB -13; Over/Under:  131.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UTA +13, UCSB -13; Over/Under:  132.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UTA +13.5, UCSB -13.5; Over/Under:  133.5 points

 

UT Arlington Mavericks:  1-5 (12th place, Sun Belt)

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos:  3-1 (2nd place, Big West)

 

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UT Arlington Mavericks:  1-4 last 5

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos:  3-1 last 5

 

 

 

UTA is coming into this game with a 1-5 record overall and they are 0-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their 1 win was against the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders while their 4 straight losses came against the Abilene Christian Wildcats, the North Texas Mean Green, the San Diego State Aztecs, and the Utah State Aggies in their last game. David Azore led the team in points in that game with 17 while Javon Levi was next on the team with 14 points. Levi led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Pedro Castro and Lazaro Rojas off the bench both led the team in rebounds with 6 each. They are 44.6% from the field, 26.6% from 3-point range, and 61.3% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 63.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 75 PPG against them. UTA has an ATS record of 1-4 this season and their O/U record is 3-2.

 

 

UCSB is coming into this game with a 3-1 record overall and they are 3-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their 1 loss was against the Washington State Cougars while their 3 wins came against the San Francisco State Gators, the Chicago State Cougars, and the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions in their last game. Amadou Sow led the team in points in that game with 20 while Miles Norris and Robinson Idehen off the bench were both next on the team with 13 points each. Ajare Sanni also scored 12 points himself in that one. Ajay Mitchell from the bench led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Sow led the team in rebounds with 9. They are 53.3% from the field, 38.7% from 3-point range, and 72.8% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 87.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.5 PPG against them. UCSB has an ATS record of 2-1 this season and their O/U record is 2-1.

 

UCSB is coming into this game as a 13 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UTA only has 1 win this season and they have been playing awful in their games to start the season. They are coming off of a really bad loss to Utah State by almost 20 points and they are actually allowing more points on defense than they are scoring on offense per game. UCSB has been playing well coming into this one on a winning streak and their offense has been really strong averaging over 80 points per game. They are going to be too much for UTA to handle defensively and are going to get blown out again here. The best bet to place in this game is on UCSB to cover the spread here.

 

UT Arlington UC Santa Barbara Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, November 29, 2021 (9:00 pm ET start time) is UCSB 84 UTA 59.

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UT Arlington Mavericks: 118-128 O/U in all games. 59-64 O/U in road games. 13-27 O/U in November games. 32-43 O/U after a non-conference game. 31-47 O/U in non-conference games.

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos: 212-233 O/U in all games. 75-101 O/U in all home games. 139-154 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 10-23 O/U after 2 straight games where they made 50% of their shots or better. 

 

 

UT Arlington Mavericks:  None.

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos:  None.

 

 

“Tough game tonight against a really good team. Congratulations to Utah State, they’ve got a really good team. We knew they were, especially after they’ve played the last four games and who they’ve beaten and them winning the Myrtle Beach Classic. We knew this would be a tough test. I was proud of our team for the most part.” - Greg Young on his team’s loss against USU.

 

 

“I think we have some really unselfish guards that pass the ball ahead. We have to do an even better job of running the floor. I think our guys can be a really good running team. We have a lot of great athletes. [Pierre-Louis] in the open court is spectacular.” - Joe Pasternack on his team this season.

 

 

 

K. Akobundu-Ehiogu 

D. Azore 

P. Castro 

J. Levi 

L. Rojas

 

M. Norris 

J. Pierre-Louis 

A. Sanni 

A. Sow 

C. Wishart

 

 

PPG: D. Azore (13.2)

APG: J. Levi (4.2)

Reb/G: P. Castro (5)

 

PPG: A. Sow (20.8)

APG: A. Mitchell (5.3)

Reb/G: A. Sow (7.8)

 

Coaches:

UT Arlington Mavericks: Greg Young (1st season)

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos: Joe Pasternack (5th season)