Chicago State vs UC San Diego Picks and Prediction – 3/23/2024

The Chicago State Cougars limp into the CBI tournament this weekend following a terrible season in which they finished six games below .500 despite a 23 point victory in their last game of the year. Offensively Chicago State was horrendous this season ranking 285th in the country scoring only 69.66 points on 42.49% shooting. Defensively Chicago State has fared well ranking in the top 150 allowing 70.48 points per game but a terrible offense cost them a positive season. For more college basketball news see our College Basketball Picks.

Wesley Cardet Jr. has led Chicago State this season averaging 18.1 points and 2.6 assists. Brent Davis averages 9.1 points and Noble Crawford averages 7.4 points per game. Big man Jahsean Corbett is second on the roster averaging 15.4 points and adds a team leading 7.8 rebounds.

The UC San Diego Tritons finished the regular season 10 games above .500 with 21 wins overall following a 5 point victory over Cal Poly in the final game of the season. Defensively UC San Diego did just enough in their last game giving up 87 points in 52.5% shooting from the floor. The Tritons won the rebounding battle by double digits and forced 4 turnovers in the victory. Offensively UC San Diego was lights out making just over 49% of their shots knocked down 10 triples and scored 92 points in the victory.

Bryce Pope has led UC San Diego all season averaging 18.4 points per game. Tyler McGhie has averaged 13.8 points and Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones averages 13.7 points and adds a team high 5.8 rebounds. Francis Nwaokorie averages 11.4 points as the fourth player in double figures. Hayden Gray orchestrates the offense averaging 9 points and a team leading 3.8 this.