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UC Irvine visits CSU Bakersfield following Evans' 22-point outing
By The Associated Press
UC Irvine Anteaters (9-5, 2-0 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (6-8,
0-2 Big West)
Bakersfield, California; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Anteaters -10.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine plays CSU Bakersfield after Kyle Evans scored 22 points
in UC Irvine's 89-70 win against the Norfolk State Spartans.
The Roadrunners have gone 5-2 in home games. CSU Bakersfield is 3-5 against
opponents with a winning record.
The Anteaters are 2-0 in Big West play. UC Irvine has a 1-1 record in games
decided by less than 4 points.
CSU Bakersfield makes 42.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is
4.9 percentage points higher than UC Irvine has allowed to its opponents
(37.6%). UC Irvine averages 78.3 points per game, 0.7 more than the 77.6 CSU
Bakersfield allows to opponents.
The Roadrunners and Anteaters meet Thursday for the first time in Big West play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ Hardy is averaging 14.6 points for the Roadrunners. Dailin
Smith is averaging 14.3 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 35.3% over the
past 10 games.
Jurian Dixon averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Anteaters, scoring
15.3 points while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc. Derin Saran is shooting
42.5% and averaging 12.7 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Roadrunners: 4-6, averaging 74.3 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.4
assists, 8.9 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.8 points per game.
Anteaters: 6-4, averaging 70.1 points, 34.7 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.7 steals
and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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