UC Irvine Anteaters (ATS) ..

All season long, the Anteaters have impressed me. Even though their defense has been recognized as one of the nations best already, I don't believe that their offense is getting the respect that it deserves. One thing that UC Irvine does as good as any team in the country is shoot free throws. As a matter of fact, it's got the 3rd best FT% out of any team in the country at the moment.

On the other hand, UC San Diego loves to score. This will be a great matchup between #1 and #2 in the Big Sky. Having said that, I do not think that the Tritons are good enough to be favorites on the road against a team with a better record than them. Don't get me wrong, they are a very good basketball team as well. But, this is as good as a team that the Tritons have played this year and let's not forget what happed when they met @UC San Diego. UC Irvine won that game by eight. Hammer them as an underdog at home.

Score Prediction: 76-66 UC Irvine.