UC Santa Barbara vs Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Picks and Prediction – 1/12/2025

The Gauchos is taking to the road to face the Mustangs on Saturday at 8 PM EST. The game is taking place at Mott Athletics Center and is being broadcast on ESPN+. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Gauchos have posted a 3-2 record. The UC Santa Barbara team in their last game ended up winning the game to Hawaii by a score of 64-61. The Gauchos have now posted a record of 10-5 on the year overall.

The Gauchos have managed to put in 75.5 points per game on 48.2% of the shots from the field. The Gauchos has pulled down 36.6 boards and 14.5 assists per game. The defense for UC Santa Barbara has allowed 64.7 points per game, but has ended up getting 3 blocks and 5.9 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Mustangs have posted a 1-4 record. The Cal Poly team in their last game ended up losing the game to Hawaii by a score of 68-55. The Mustangs have now posted a record of 6-11 on the year overall.

The Mustangs have managed to put in 81.6 points per game on 36.2% of the shots from the field. The Mustangs has pulled down 36.2 boards and 16.1 assists per game. The defense for Cal Poly has allowed 85.9 points per game, but has ended up getting 2.2 blocks and 7.6 steals per game.

The game here is one that the Mustangs are going to struggle. The offense for the Gauchos has looked impressive and against the horrible defense from Cal Poly, the Gauchos should be able to put in quite a few points and that makes it easier to see the Gauchos get the win. Final Score Prediction, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos win 85-65.