UC Davis at Cal Poly 1/15/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 01/15/2022 at 12:29 AM ET

UC Davis at Cal Poly 1/15/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

UC Davis (7-4) and Cal Poly (3-10) are set to play Saturday, and both are just hoping to get a game in as 2022 begins. UC Davis had its last game canceled, as well as three of its last four, but the Aggies did win their last game. Cal Poly had four in a row canceled, sandwiched around losses that have the Mustangs on a four-game skid.

UC Davis has four starters averaging in double figures. Elijah Pepper is averaging 15.2 points and leads the team with 26 three-pointers, shooting 44 percent from there. Ezra Majon is averaging 14.1 points. Caleb Fuller is at 11.6 and Christian Anigwe is at 10.8. The Aggies do not rely heavily on the three, having just 73 in 11 games.

Alimamy Koroma is averaging 12.3 points for Cal-Poly and is the best shooter on the team at 50 percent. Jacob Davison is averaging 11.9 and no one else is in double figures. Davison has played in just five games but has scored 16-17 in the last two games. Cal-Poly also is not a big three-point shooting team, with 64 made on the season thus far.

UC Davis is averaging 70.5 points per game and giving up 66.8. The Aggies are shooting 46 percent overall and 35 points from three-point land. Cal Poly is averaging 60.1 points per game and is giving up 65.8. The Mustangs are averaging 36 rebounds, while UC San Diego averages 32. Cal Poly is averaging 14 turnovers and 4.8 steals. UC Davis averages 13 turnovers and seven steals.

The game here will be one that is going to be slanted towards the UC Davis team rather easily. The Aggies are coming in with better shooting and scoring. However, the defense for the UC Davis it is playing a little bit worse and that is not going to make that much of a difference as the Cal Poly offense is horrible. Final Score Prediction, UC Davis Aggies win 72-65.

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