UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ UC Irvine Anteaters (Over) ..

UCSB is coming into this game feeling extra confident having won three consecutive games. Although this is a big ask for the Gauchos to go on the road and compete against one of the top teams in the Big West Conference, I wouldn't be surprised if they keep it close throughout and have a shot at it. Over their past five games now, the Gauchos are averaging 79.2 PPG. Three of those games were not played at home. That being said, I believe that they'll be able to score tonight.

On the other hand, UC Irvine lost on Saturday to UC San Diego in what was a very big game. Now, this isn't the easiest of rebound games that the Anteaters could have had. But, they should like their chances as pretty decent sized favorites. UC Irvine plays at a very fast pace and that helps them average nearly 76 PPG this year. Now, the Anteaters play hard defense, but it's prone to giving up a lot of points when playing good teams like this.

Even if UC Santa Barbara aren't able to keep up into the later stages of this game, I'm expecting UC Irvine to score enough to get this game to end "over." This line started lower than this and could go up even before tip. Hammer the "over" ASAP.

Score Prediction: 79-73 UC Irvine.