Who's Playing

California Riverside @ UC San Diego

Current Records: California Riverside 12-8; UC San Diego 10-12

What to Know

The California Riverside Highlanders are 3-1 against the UC San Diego Tritons since January of last year, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Saturday. California Riverside and UC San Diego will face off in a Big West battle at 4 p.m. ET at RIMAC. Neither the Highlanders nor UC San Diego could muster much offensive firepower in their last games, so look to the defense to decide this one.

California Riverside came up short against the UC Irvine Anteaters on Thursday, falling 66-56.

Meanwhile, there's no need to mince words: UC San Diego lost to the Santa Barbara Gauchos on Saturday, and they lost bad. The score wound up at 84-48.

California Riverside is the favorite in this one, with an expected 4.5-point margin of victory. Those playing the odds have seen things go back and forth with California Riverside, who are 9-9 against the spread.

The losses put California Riverside at 12-8 and UC San Diego at 10-12. A pair of defensive stats to keep an eye on: California Riverside enters the game with only 60.3 points allowed per game on average, good for 12th best in college basketball. Less enviably, the Tritons have allowed their opponents to shoot 45.80% from the floor on average, which is the 40th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked against UC San Diego.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: RIMAC -- San Diego, California
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Highlanders are a 4.5-point favorite against the Tritons, 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 Highlanders as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -105

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Series History

California Riverside have won three out of their last four games against UC San Diego.

  • Jan 06, 2022 - California Riverside 59 vs. UC San Diego 51
  • Feb 20, 2021 - UC San Diego 83 vs. California Riverside 82
  • Feb 19, 2021 - California Riverside 81 vs. UC San Diego 75
  • Jan 31, 2021 - California Riverside 71 vs. UC San Diego 59