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The Gauchos visit the Tritons as we continue our college basketball odds series with a UC Santa Barbara-UC San Diego prediction and pick.

Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.

How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

"If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior," the NWS warns.

UC San Diego kept its grip on second place in the Big West men’s basketball standings after a double-digit win over UC Santa Barbara Thursday.

Pohto 3-8 3-4 9, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-2 2-2 2, Fontenet 1-4 0-0 2, Swenson 3-10 2-2 10, Turner 7-14 0-0 16, Murrell 2-8 2-2 7, Bland 1-1 4-4 6, Shtolzberg 3-6 2-2 8, Keat Tong 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-2 3-3 3. Totals 20-55 18-19 63.

ORANGE, Calif. — The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is offering $10 fares on the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® train service for travel anywhere on the LOSSAN Rail Corridor to assist those impacted by the Southern California wildfires with low-cost travel throughout the region.

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

Weekend rains could bring some relief to Southern California. Here's the forecast and an assessment of how much it will help reduce fire risk.

In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.

Border 2 Fire initially started 1:58 p.m. Jan. 23 in San Diego County. After being active for three days, it has burned 6,625 acres. A fire crew of 2,540 effectively contained 40% of the fire by Sunday evening. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.