It's the first round of the NIT and Cal Riverside isn't getting much respect with this line as they lost to Santa Clara back in November, 96-54. However, this is a good Riverside squad that won 21 games and went 14-6 in the Big West. Riverside is fifth in the 11-team Big West in scoring and turnover margin, plus third in rebounding, while the defense is fifth at defending beyond the arc. They're on a 19-9 SU, 15-11-1 ATS run, including 7-1 ATS as an underdog. Santa Clara had a quick exit from the WCC tournament, losing 78-76 to Pepperdine as a 15-point favorite. They're playing in the NIT for the third time over the last four seasons but haven't done well losing six of eight games. Santa Clara hosted Sam Houston in the opening NIT round two years ago but lost, 58-56, as a 4.5-point favorite turning it over 14 times. Play Cal Riverside.
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Cal Riverside Highlanders on the +10 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Santa Clara would win by a score of 83.1 to 74.9 with Santa Clara winning on the moneyline, Cal Riverside winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Cal Riverside at Santa Clara
11:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Santa Clara Broncos on the -9 ATS. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Santa Clara would win by a score of 81.8 to 69.5 with Santa Clara winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on Santa Clara Broncos on the -6.5 ATS. 79% of the public money was on Santa Clara Broncos to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Santa Clara would win by a score of 68.6 to 62.4 with Santa Clara winning on the moneyline, Cal Riverside winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Cal Riverside at Santa Clara
10:00 PM Eastern
UC Riverside has only taken the court six times this season and stand in at 2-4. Santa Clara enters this game at just 4-6, so neither of these teams have exhibited much that would say they are postseason candidates. The wins will be tough to come by for both of these teams, but squaring off vs. each other offers hope for a win, and should lead to a focused 40 minutes for each. Riverside has only played four games vs. FBS competition, and has yet to get out of the 60s in any of them, with three of the four lined games falling shy of the total. Santa Clara has faced similar struggles with six of their eight lined games falling shy of the total, where they average just 62 points per game. This one should be decided on the defensive end as both struggle to find the bottom of the net. Take the UNDER in this one.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Santa Clara Broncos on the +6 ATS. 91% of the public money was on Santa Clara Broncos to win on the moneyline. And, 84% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Cal Riverside would win by a score of 67.7 to 61.6 with Cal Riverside winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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