Santa Barbara at CS Northridge

UC Santa Barbara is off a big finish in Big West play, as they closed the season on a 7-1 run and made that 8-1 with their win last night over Fullerton. The defensive effort has made the difference as they have allowed just 62.1 points per game in their last seven in conference play. It also showed up the last time these two teams met as the total points scored were held shy of 120. Santa Barbara has been even more defensive when the game moves to a neutral-court site, as they have played to the UNDER in nine of their last 10, while Northridge has played their last four at neutral sites to the UNDER as well. This one will be a tight defensive struggle, and I'll play it to finish UNDER the posted total.