CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (19-12) will compete against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (14-18) at Lee's Family Forum on Wednesday.

The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners took the court against Hawaii and went home with a win by a final score of 76-64 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Roadrunners ended up with 11 while Hawaii had 14 personal fouls. They buried 5 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Hawaii finished the contest at 91.7% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, Hawaii had 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Hawaii recorded 15 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In reference to defending, CSU Bakersfield allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Roadrunners knocked down 12 of 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. CSU Bakersfield ended the contest with a 43.9% field goal percentage (29 of 66) and made 6 out of their 17 shots from downtown.

Jemel Jones is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up with 29 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He played 33 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished 54.5% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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CSU Bakersfield steps onto the court with a record of 14-18 this year. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, CSU Bakersfield is pulling in 35.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 325 dimes this season, which is 355th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Roadrunners are shooting 38.3% on 3-point shots (212 of 553) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.0 pts per game (178th in Division 1) while going 43.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Roadrunners are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 154th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 404 conceded so far this season. The Roadrunners defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (776 of 1,698) and they concede 31.5 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 34.7% on three-point shots while they are 235th in D-1 in opponents PPG (73.7).

The last time they took the court, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos took a loss by a final score of 97-88 when they faced UC Irvine. In reference to rebounding, UC Santa Barbara permitted UC Irvine to pull down 29 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 24 from the free throw line (95.8%). The Gauchos permitted UC Irvine to convert 34 of 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.7% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Gauchos went 32 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. When it comes to shooting from distance, UC Santa Barbara made 16 of 33 tries (48.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. UC Irvine had 12 fouls for the contest which took the Gauchos to the free throw line for 11 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Gauchos were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 for the game.

Deuce Turner ended up having an impact for the Gauchos in this matchup. He recorded 28 points in his 26 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists in the matchup. He converted 11 of 16 in the game giving him a rate of 68.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

UC Santa Barbara has a mark of 19-12 for the campaign. The Gauchos are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (85th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.4 times per game. UC Santa Barbara has accounted for 2,327 pts this season (75.1 per game) and they pull down 34.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Gauchos are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 52nd in college hoops.

The UC Santa Barbara defense gives up 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (205 of 653) and their opponents are making 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.2 dimes and 32.4 boards every game, ranking them 36th and 64th in those categories. The Gauchos on the defensive end are ranked 85th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.8. They are forcing 11.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (113th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Santa Barbara

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