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Santa Barbara @ Cal State Bakersfield

Current Records: Santa Barbara 9-9; Cal State Bakersfield 6-11

What to Know

After four games on the road, the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners are heading back home. The Roadrunners and the Santa Barbara Gauchos will face off in a Big West battle at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday at Icardo Center. Cal State Bakersfield has some work to do to even out the 1-4 series between these two since November of 2016, but a win here would be a good start.

The game between Cal State Bakersfield and the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Saturday was not a total blowout, but with Cal State Bakersfield falling 75-61 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one.

Meanwhile, the UC San Diego Tritons typically have all the answers at home, but on Saturday Santa Barbara proved too difficult a challenge. Santa Barbara put a hurting on the Tritons at home to the tune of 84-48.

The Roadrunners are expected to lose this next one by 3. Now might not be the best time to take Cal State Bakersfield against the spread since they've let down bettors for the past three consecutive games.

Cal State Bakersfield is now 6-11 while Santa Barbara sits at 9-9. Two offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Cal State Bakersfield is stumbling into the contest with the 25th fewest points per game in college basketball, having accrued only 64.3 on average. Santa Barbara's offense has more to brag about, as they they rank 15th in college basketball when it comes to field goal percentage, with 48.50% on the season. So the cards are definitely stacked in their favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 10 p.m. ET
  • Where: Icardo Center -- Bakersfield, California
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Gauchos are a 3-point favorite against the Roadrunners, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Gauchos as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Santa Barbara have won four out of their last five games against Cal State Bakersfield.

  • Feb 20, 2021 - Santa Barbara 63 vs. Cal State Bakersfield 44
  • Feb 19, 2021 - Santa Barbara 71 vs. Cal State Bakersfield 66
  • Dec 03, 2019 - Santa Barbara 64 vs. Cal State Bakersfield 60
  • Dec 27, 2016 - Santa Barbara 62 vs. Cal State Bakersfield 60
  • Nov 19, 2016 - Cal State Bakersfield 77 vs. Santa Barbara 70

Injury Report for Cal State Bakersfield

No Injury Information

Injury Report for Santa Barbara

  • Zach Harvey: Out for the Season (Ankle)