UC Santa Barbara is the better team but conference openers (Big West) on the road are always a challenge and CS Fullerton will have star Latrell Wrightsell Jr. back after he missed the last game with back spasms. He leads the team in scoring, assists and steals. He is third in the Big West in three-pointers per game (2.3), seventh in field goal percentage (.444) and sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4), As a team, Fullerton leads the conference in turnover margin (2.08) and ranks second in three-point shooting percentage (.366) and threes per game (7.8). Last season, Fullerton went 11-2 at home and is 5-0 this year (5-0 ATS). It swept the 2021-22 series with UCSB.