UC Davis vs Sacramento State Betting Preview
Sportsmemo college basketball analyst Kyle Kargel gives his UC Davis vs Sacramento State betting preview coming from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Both UC Davis and Sacramento State are coming off double digit wins in their last game.
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UC Davis vs Sacramento State Betting Odds
Tuesday, November 22 | College Basketball Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | UC Davis Aggies -4 vs Sacramento State Hornets |
Total: | 130 Points |
Game Time: | 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT |
Arena: | Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA (Odds Above by DraftKings) |
TV: | ESPN3 |
UC Davis vs Sacramento State Analysis
Two mid major west coast conferences collide tonight as Sacramento State representing the Big Sky takes on UC Davis representing the Big West for a game at the Sacramento Kings home arena, the Golden 1 Center. Both teams head in at 3-1 as well as 2-1 against the spread.
The Aggies most recent win came against Arkansas State 75-60 as 8-point favorites as the Hornets most recent win against a D-I school came at the Denver Pioneers 73-69 as a 1.5-point favorite. Who will come out on top in this neutral court game tonight? Let’s check it out.
Sacramento State Slowing It Down
Let’s first take a look at Sacramento State who relies on their slow pace to get the job done. The most amount of points they’ve put up in a game this season is that 73 against Denver so don’t expect fire works out of this bunch.
Junior guard Cameron Wilbon leads this Hornets bunch in scoring with 12.5 ppg while shooting 47% from the field and 37% from 3pt range.
They rely on their transfer center from UC Riverside, Callum McRae standing 7’1 to get the job done inside as he’s almost averaging a double-double so far this season, but needs to brush up on his shot-blocking ability given his size.
Where the Hornets excel on defense is their ability to defend the 3pt shot ranking 4th nationally in 3pt attempts given up per game and 42nd on defense in 3pt field goal percentage.
They rank 336th in adjusted tempo and allow opponents to generate 72% of their scoring inside the arch which is most in the country.
UC Davis Delivers From Deep
The Aggies like to generate their offense much quicker and they like to stick around the 3pt line with the ball. They rank 10th nationally in time of possession and 103rd in adjusted tempo.
They’re 12th nationally in 3pt percentage with much of that coming from Elijah Pepper, Ty Johnson and Robby Beasley III. In their game against Arkansas State, Beasley III went 3-5 from deep and Pepper went 4-8.
This team doesn’t pose as a threat to score inside as their center Christian Anigwe stands just 6’9. The X-Factor for this team off the bench is sophomore guard Leo Debruhl averaging 7 points, 4.5 assists and 3 rebounds per game while shooting 5-8 from 3pt range in total.
UC Davis vs Sacramento State Prediction
Although the Aggies like to play fast, the overall pace of this game should be slower. Sacramento State will force UC Davis to beat them from the 3pt line and I don’t see that being a problem for the Aggies given their 3pt success so far in the early season.
The Total is small at 130 pushing me away, but take the Aggies to beat the Hornets and cover the 4-point spread.
Prediction: UC Davis Aggies -4
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