UC San Diego at Hawaii 1/16/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 01/15/2022 at 12:55 AM ET

Hawaii (6-5) is off to a 2-0 start in the Mountain West Conference after missing four games due to Covid-19 and is set to host UC-San Diego (8-7) Saturday. UCSD had its last game canceled, and lost the previous two by less than eight points each.

Hawaii has had some injury issues but seems to be at full speed now. Bernardo de Silva has played in just five games this year and has averaged 13.6 points and nine rebounds, hitting 62 percent of his shots. Noel Coleman leads the team in scoring at 18.2 points per game. Jerome Desrosiers is averaging 11.3 and eight rebounds. Junior Madut is averaging 10.5.

Coleman has made 31 three-pointers and is shooting 51 percent from there.

Toni Rocak leads UC San Diego with 14.8 points per game and 6.7 rebounds. Bryce Pople is averaging 11.7 points and Francis Nwaokorie is averaging 10.5. The Tritons have three players with more than 20 three-pointers each. Two of the three are shooting 46 percent or better from that range.

Hawaii is averaging 74 points and giving up 68 points per game. The Rainbow Warriors are shooting 45 percent overall and 38 from behind the arc. UC San Diego is averaging 71 points and giving up 66 per game. The Tritons are shooting 45 percent overall and 37 percent from three-point land. Neither team is a great rebounding team, but Hawaii holds a 35-32 edge there. Hawaii had 149 turnovers against 39 steals. UC San Diego has 199 turnovers against 82 steals.

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Hawaii has the headlines of scandals in their athletics department and so far that has not impacted the play of the basketball team. However, in this game the Tritons and the Rainbow Warriors are very evenly matched. Look for the Hawaii team to have an edge with the home court advantage here and the fact that UC San Diego should be fatigued. Final Score Prediction, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors win 72-70.

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