UC Irvine at CSU Fullerton 1/15/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 01/14/2020 at 5:30 PM ET

UC Irvine at CSU Fullerton 1/15/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the UC Irvine Anteaters visit Titan Gym in Fullerton, California to face the CSU Fullerton Titans. The Anteaters improved to 9-8 overall and 1-0 the Big West Conference following a 74-60 victory over Hawaii on Saturday night. Collin Welp lead the Anteaters with 18 points off the bench. UC Irvine bounced back well from its 77-73 loss to Harvard in its last outing before its defeat of Hawaii.

Collin Welp leads UC Irvine in scoring with an average of 14.4 points per game. Brad Greene is the leading rebounder for UC Irvine with an average of 7.1 per game. Eyassu Worku is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 12.4 points and 3.9 assists per game.

CSU Fullerton fell to 5-12 overall and 0-2 in the Big West Conference following its 65-59 loss on Saturday to UC Riverside. The Titans fell behind by 15 points at halftime and although they rallied in the second half outscoring UC Riverside by 11 points the Titans came up short. Brandon Kamga lead Fullerton with 20 points while Jackson Rowe chipped in with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Austen Awosika leads CSU Fullerton in scoring and assists with averages of 14.7 points and 3.9 assists per game. Jackson Rowe is the second leading scorer and leading in rebounding with averages of 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Fullerton has four players averaging double figures in scoring.

The UC Irvine Anteaters are having a much better season than are the CSU Fullerton Titans. UC Irvine has covered the number and 6 of its last 9, in 4 of the last 5 versus Fullerton and in 10 of its last 12 versus an opponent from the Big West Conference. Fullerton has lost 9 of its last 11 straight up and has failed to cover 6 of its last 7 overall. Final Score Prediction UC Irvine Anteaters win and cover ATS 71-61.