The UC Riverside Highlanders will travel to War Memorial Gymnasium to take on the San Francisco Dons. The game gets underway at 10:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The Dons fell to Fresno State 78-71 on Thursday. Devin Watson finished with 24 points to lead the game. The Highlanders, meanwhile, are coming off a 77-63 win against Santa Clara on Thursday. Jaylen Bland played well, recording 20 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
San Francisco is a five-point favorite against UC Riverside and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 145 points. The Dons come into this game 2-1 Straight Up (SU), but 3-0 Against The Spread (ATS). The rebounding edge goes to the Dons in this matchup, who are one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 44.7 boards per game.
On the other side, the Highlanders are clearly doing something right with a 2-0 record SU and 1-0 ATS so far. Offensively, they average 88.5 points per game, which is good for 42nd in the country. The Highlanders are shooting very well so far with a .455 three-point field goal percentage that ranks 12th in Division I. The Highlanders are an unselfish team with an average of 22.0 assists per game, ranking ninth in Division I. Don’t expect UC Riverside to give away the ball much on offense, where its 7.5 turnovers per game ranks second in the country.
This game will be the first meeting for San Francisco and UC Riverside in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – CalRv, ATS Winner – CalRv, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
San Francisco is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
San Francisco is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
UC Riverside averages 88.5 points per game (ranked 42nd). San Francisco, on the other hand, allows 69.0 points per game (ranked 144th).
San Francisco averages 73.0 possessions per game, scoring 1.046 points on each possession. While UC Riverside averages fewer possessions per game with 70.0, they score more points per possession with 1.264.
The San Francisco Dons attempt 20.0 three pointers per game, and the UC Riverside Highlanders attempt 27.0 on average. When attempting at least 20 three pointers this season, San Francisco has a split record (1-1) and UC Riverside has an undefeated record (2-0).
The second-ranked team in the category, UC Riverside has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.93 this season. San Francisco ranks lower at 233rd with an A/TO of .90.
San Francisco, the 49th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 44.7 rebounds per game. UC Riverside does worse, ranked 163rd with 39.0.
UC Riverside ranks 218th in offensive rebounds, while San Francisco ranks at 54th in defensive rebounds.
On average, UC Riverside forces a turnover rate of 15.0%. When San Francisco turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 2-1 record.
