The UC Davis Aggies welcome the Sacramento State Hornets to The Pavilion. Action begins at 10:05 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Aggies come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, defeating Utah Valley 82-70 on Saturday. With 17 points and 13 rebounds, Neal Monson recorded his second double-double this season. The Hornets are coming off a 79-71 win against Pacific on Sunday. Marcus Graves led the team in scoring by recording 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Hornets winning the first matchup 84-79. In the victory, Cody Demps led all scorers on the team with 22 points.
UC Davis is a four-point favorite against Sacramento State and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 150 points. The Aggies enter the game with records of 3-2 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Aggies are one of the best in Division I in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .487 from the field. The rebounding edge goes to the Aggies in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 44.0 boards per game.
On the other side, the Hornets have 5-1 SU and 3-1 ATS records. The Hornets are shooting very well so far with a .394 three-point field goal percentage that ranks 48th in Division I. The Hornets are an unselfish team with an average of 19.0 assists per game, ranking 17th in Division I. When it comes to defending the rim, the Hornets are one of the best in the nation with an average of 5.2 blocks per game.
In their previous meeting this season, Sacramento State beat UC Davis, bringing its SU record to 7-3. The Hornets also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 5-2-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Sac, ATS Winner – Sac, O/U – Over
Notes
UC Davis is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games.
UC Davis is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Sacramento State.
UC Davis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento State.
UC Davis scores just 75.3 points per home game (ranked 229th). Sacramento State ranks 41st in points allowed on the road, giving up 64.0 points.
UC Davis averages 73.4 possessions per game, scoring 1.054 points on each possession. While Sacramento State averages fewer possessions per game with 70.6, they score more points per possession with 1.161.
The Sacramento State Hornets average an effective field goal percentage of 55.9% this season. The UC Davis Aggies are a perfect 1-0 in games where opponents have an eFG% of 55.9% or greater.
On average, UC Davis attempts 15.0 three pointers and Sacramento State attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the UC Davis Aggies are winless at 0-1 while the Sacramento State Hornets are even at 1-1.
Sacramento State ranks 28th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.54. UC Davis is ranked lower at 304th with an A/TO of .79.
Ranked 23rd in the nation, UC Davis averages 44.0 rebounds per game. Sacramento State ranks lower at 185th with 37.3 RPG.
The UC Davis Aggies make an average of 6.4 steals per game. When the Sacramento State Hornets allow 6 or more steals, they are a winning 3-1.
