UCSD vs. UC Irvine betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The UCSD Tritons (15-5, 5-3 Big West) are at home in Big West action against the UC Irvine Anteaters (13-7, 6-2 Big West) on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET. The Tritons are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is 144.5 in the matchup.

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UCSD vs. UC Irvine betting lines

  • UCSD moneyline odds to win: -153
  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: +128
  • Spread: UCSD (-2.5)
  • Total: 144.5

UCSD statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, UCSD owns an identical winning percentage against the spread as it does on the road (.500).
  • The Tritons have eclipsed the over/under in three of six home games (50%), compared to three of eight road games (37.5%).
  • UCSD has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-3 (.500). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 5-1 (.833).

Recent trends

  • The Tritons have seen a decrease in scoring lately, putting up 76.2 points per game in their last 10 outings, 4.1 points fewer than the 80.3 they’ve scored this year.
  • UCSD’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.5) is 0.1 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.6).
  • The Tritons’ past 10 contests have seen them make 8.1 three-pointers per game while shooting 29.9% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are below their 2025-26 averages of 9.3 makes and 34.9%.

UCSD betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-7-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 9-6-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (61st in nation) 41.6 (63rd) 34.4 (87th) 31.7 (217th) 15.3 (105th) 10.3 (87th)

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UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, UC Irvine has had better results on the road (4-3-0) than at home (2-5-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Anteaters games have finished over two of seven times at home (28.6%), and four of seven on the road (57.1%).

Recent trends

  • While the Anteaters are putting up 77.8 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, producing 76.5 points per contest.
  • UC Irvine is allowing 71.1 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is 3.9 more points than it is allowing for the season (67.2).
  • The Anteaters are making 6.5 three-pointers per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.6 more than their average for the season (5.9). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (36.3%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.9%).

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-9-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 4-3; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (111th in nation) 37.7 (third) 37.4 (19th) 32.5 (264th) 16.3 (70th) 11.9 (238th)
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