UCSB Vs Hawaii: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 3, 2023

Jerome Desrosiers’ Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (22-9, 13-6 Big West) hit the road to play the UCSB Gauchos (23-7, 14-5 Big West) at The Thunderdome on Saturday, March 4. The game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. Saturday’s game between the Gauchos and the Rainbow Warriors sees the Gauchos as 4.5-point favorites. The over/under is 131.5 points for the matchup.

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UCSB Vs Hawaii Betting Lines

UCSB vs Hawaii Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UCSB -4.5 131.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Hawaii (+4.5)
Total Pick Over (131.5)

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UCSB Vs Hawaii Stat Rankings

UCSB Avg. (Rank) Hawaii Avg. (Rank)
71.5 (184th) Points Scored 67.3 (294th)
65.6 (54th) Points Allowed 61.2 (12th)
30.8 (292nd) Rebounds 32.2 (223rd)
7.7 (286th) Off. Rebounds 8.3 (240th)
5.5 (339th) 3pt Made 6.6 (270th)
14.2 (108th) Assists 11.1 (328th)
11.1 (93rd) Turnovers 11.4 (120th)

UCSB Vs Hawaii Betting Trends

  • The Gauchos have covered the spread 16 times in 28 games.
  • Against the spread as 4.5-point favorites or more, UCSB is 10-7-2.
  • There have been 16 Gauchos games (out of 28) that hit the over this season.
  • UCSB and its opponent have broken the 131.5-point mark 16 times this year.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 131.5 points, and that’s 5.6 less than the average total in this season’s Gauchos contests.
  • Hawaii has 15 wins in 30 games against the spread this season.
  • The Rainbow Warriors are winless ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs this season.
  • UCSB has played 28 games this year, and 16 of them have gone over the total.
  • Rainbow Warriors games have finished with over 131.5 points scored 14 times this year.
  • Games involving Hawaii this year have averaged 128.5 points per game, a three-point differential when compared to the over/under for this contest.

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UCSB Impact Players

  • Miles Norris posts 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
  • Andre Kelly paces the Gauchos at 6.4 rebounds per contest, while also putting up 0.9 assists and 9.6 points.
  • Josh Pierre-Louis puts up 9.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Defensively, he delivers 1.4 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Calvin Wishart posts 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest. At the other end, he puts up 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Hawaii Impact Players

  • Kamaka Hepa is posting 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, making 43.1% of his shots from the field and 39.3% from 3-point range, with 2.1 triples per game.
  • Jovon McClanahan is posting a team-high 3.4 assists per contest. He’s also delivering 11.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, hitting 42% of his shots from the floor.
  • Bernardo da Silva is the Rainbow Warriors’ top rebounder (6.8 per game), and he contributes 9.8 points and 1 assists.
  • Noel Coleman is posting team highs in points (12.1 per game) and assists (1.7). And he is producing 2.9 rebounds, making 38.6% of his shots from the field and 31.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 treys per game.
  • Samuta Avea gets the Rainbow Warriors 10 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1 assists per game. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.

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