The UC Irvine Anteaters take on the LSU Tigers in College Basketball action on Thursday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8 pm ET).
NCAA basketball picks have the Tigers as a 13.5-point favorite and the over/under total at 136.5.
UCI is struggling big time straight up, at 2-7 SU, but is doing decently against the point spread at 5-2-1 ATS. After winning its first two games of the season last week, the Anteaters dropped a 58-48 decision to the Wyoming Cowboys on Tuesday but managed to cover the spread as a 14.5-point road underdog, while score was well under the total of 135.
LSU is 6-3 straight up and 6-1 against the point spread, and has been surging lately with three straight wins. The Tigers picked up their third straight victory when they beat the Boise State Broncos 64-45 on Saturday and easily cashed as a 1-point home favorite. The score was under the total of 139.
UC Irvine is 0-5 SU in its last five games on the road, and the total has gone under in six of UC Irvine’s last nine games on the road. LSU is 5-1 SU in its last six games overall and 7-17 SU in its last 24 games. The Tigers are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games at home but 4-1 SU in their last five games at home. The total has gone under in five of LSU’s last six games overall.
There is no head-to-head history between the Anteaters and the Tigers.
