Hawaii vs. UCSD: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 8, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 8, 2024

In regular season action on Thursday, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (12-11, 5-7 Big West) will face the UCSD Tritons (15-8, 9-3 Big West), with Bernardo da Silva and Bryce Pope among the key players to watch. Tipoff at Stan Sheriff Center is at 11:59 PM ET. The Rainbow Warriors are currently slight 2-point favorites against the Tritons. A 138-point total is set for the game.

Hawaii vs. UCSD Betting Lines

Hawaii vs UCSD Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Hawaii -2 138 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UCSD (+2)
Total Pick Over (138)

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Hawaii vs. UCSD Stat Rankings

Hawaii Avg. (Rank) UCSD Avg. (Rank)
70.8 (267th) Points Scored 77.0 (96th)
68.6 (97th) Points Allowed 67.6 (72nd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
6.4 (336th) Off. Rebounds 6.7 (318th)
7.2 (210th) 3pt Made 9.2 (34th)
12.2 (263rd) Assists 12.7 (214th)
11.4 (178th) Turnovers 8.7 (14th)

Hawaii vs. UCSD Betting Trends

  • The Rainbow Warriors have beaten the spread six times in 21 games.
  • Against the spread as 2-point favorites or more, Hawaii is 5-6-1.
  • There have been 10 Rainbow Warriors games (out of 21) that hit the over this season.
  • Hawaii and its opponent have broken the 138-point mark 13 times this year.
  • Rainbow Warriors games average 139.3 total points per game this season, 1.3 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Against the spread, UCSD is 14-7-0 this season.
  • As 2-point underdogs or more, the Tritons are 4-4 against the spread.
  • Out of 21 Hawaii’s games so far this year, 10 have gone over the total.
  • So far this season, 13 Tritons games have featured over 138 points scored.
  • The average total for UCSD’s games is 144.7 points, 6.7 more than this game’s over/under.

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Hawaii Impact Players

  • da Silva paces his squad in rebounds per contest (6.8), and also puts up 11.0 points and 1.0 assists. At the other end, he puts up 0.6 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Noel Coleman paces the Rainbow Warriors with 13.4 points per game and 1.7 assists, while also posting 3.2 rebounds.
  • Jovon McClanahan is tops on his squad in assists per game (3.6), and also averages 10.0 points and 2.7 rebounds. At the other end, he totals 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Justin McKoy is averaging 10.3 points, 1.4 assists and 5.4 rebounds per contest.
  • Juan Munoz averages 8.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 44.1% from the floor and 38.4% from downtown with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.

UCSD Impact Players

  • Pope paces the Tritons in scoring (18.5 points per game), and produces 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He also averages 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Aniwaniwa Tait-jones gets the Tritons 12.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest. He also delivers 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Hayden Gray is averaging a team-high 3.7 assists per game. And he is delivering 9.1 points and 4.1 rebounds, making 49.0% of his shots from the field.
  • F. Nwaokorie is posting a team-best 5.2 rebounds per game. And he is producing 10.9 points and 0.9 assists, making 41.8% of his shots from the floor and 33.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 triples per game.
  • The Tritons get 15.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from Tyler McGhie.

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