Santa Barbara vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: How to watch online, live stream info, match times, TV channels

Who’s playing?

Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Santa Barbara

Current record: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-5; Santa Barbara 2-1

What to know

Santa Barbara Gauchos has the right to stay at home for another game and will be welcoming the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at 10 p.m. ET on November 24 at the Thunderdome. If the game is anything like their last meeting in December 2018, where Santa Barbara won 55-45, we could have a big score.

The Gauchos were in full swing this past Saturday, beating the Chicago State Cougars 81-50 at home. The spread is quite wide but not surprising as the spread is 27.5 points in favor of Santa Barbara.

As for the Arkansas-Pine Bluff, it looks like they grabbed the smaller half collarbone at Thanksgiving dinner. They suffered a grim 77-56 defeat to the Seattle Redhawks on Monday. Arkansas-Pine Bluff was certainly aware of their 18.5-point disadvantage in terms of point margin, but foreknowledge did nothing to prevent this outcome.

Santa Barbara’s win put them up 2-1 while the Golden Lions’ loss dragged them down 0-5. Two defensive numbers to keep in mind before the game even begins: The Gauchos are holding their opponents on a 33.50% scoring rate, placing eighth in college basketball. On the other end of the spectrum, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed their opponents to shoot 55.10% off the floor on average, which is the 357th highest shot rate allowed in college basketball.

How to watch

• When: Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Thunderdome – Santa Barbara, California
• Monitor: CBS Sports App

Series History

Santa Barbara won the only game these two teams have played in the past seven years.

• December 8, 2018 – Santa Barbara 55 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45