Get picks now.Ho Ho Ho, Santa Claus is coming to Poki and brought a lot of free online Christmas Games to play. See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Miners as a 3-point favorite. UTEP is a slight 2.5-point favorite against UCSB, according to the latest college basketball odds. On the other hand, UTEP will play as the favorite, and the team was 9-3 as such last season.

Betting on them to win was the most profitable play last year, as bettors who put $100 on that outcome in every game walked away with $309.59. They finished last season with an 18-10-1 record against the spread.Įven though the team is expected to lose, UCSB was a solid 4-1 as the underdog last season, so don't count them out. UCSB is hoping to beat the odds on Monday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. The Vikings' win bumped their season record to 2-0 while the Gauchos' loss dropped theirs to 0-1. With UTEP ahead 52-30 at the half, the matchup was all but over already. They blew past the Drovers, posting a 123-72 victory at home. Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 15 more assists than your opponent, a fact UTEP proved on Thursday.

The contest was a 40-40 toss-up at halftime, but UCSB was outscored by Portland State in the second. They took a 82-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The point spread may have favored UCSB on Thursday, but the final result did not. UCSB might want some stickum for this game since the team gave up 18 turnovers on Thursday. The UCSB Gauchos will head out on the road to face off against the UTEP Miners at 9:00 p.m.

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Where: Don Haskins Center - El Paso, Texas.

Current Records: UCSB 0-1, UTEP 2-0 How To Watch

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