Hawaii vs. UC Irvine betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 11

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The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (11-3, 3-1 Big West) host the UC Irvine Anteaters (12-5, 5-0 Big West) after winning six home games in a row. The Rainbow Warriors are favored by 4.5 points in the matchup, which tips at TBA ET on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The point total is 139.5 in the matchup.

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Hawaii Cover -4.5 vs UC Irvine -113

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Hawaii vs. UC Irvine betting lines

  • Hawaii moneyline odds to win: -216
  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: +178
  • Spread: Hawaii (-4.5)
  • Total: 139.5

Hawaii statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home last season, Hawaii owned a worse record against the spread (8-10-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (5-5-1).
  • When playing at home last year, the Rainbow Warriors exceed the over/under 42.1% of the time (eight of 19 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, exceeding the total in 63.6% of games (seven of 11).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Hawaii won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.786) compared to away games (.333) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Rainbow Warriors scored 70.1 points per game and gave up 71.2 last season, making them 278th in the nation on offense and 150th defensively.
  • Hawaii was 156th in the country in rebounds per game (32.4) and 15th-best in rebounds allowed (27.6) last season.
  • At 11.9 assists per game last season, the Rainbow Warriors were 295th in college basketball.

Hawaii betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-6-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-9-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (85th in nation) 38.2 (ninth) 37.1 (33rd) 28.5 (59th) 15.1 (131st) 12.6 (276th)

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UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, UC Irvine has a lower winning percentage at home (.286, 2-5-0 record) than on the road (.500, 2-2-0).
  • Anteaters games have gone above the over/under 28.6% of the time at home (two of seven), and 50% of the time away (two of four).

Recent trends

  • While the Anteaters are scoring 78.6 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, tallying 75.6 points per contest.
  • In its previous 10 games, UC Irvine is surrendering 67.8 points per game, 1.0 more point than its season average (66.8).
  • Over their past 10 games, the Anteaters are making 7.3 treys per contest, 1.1 more than their season average (6.2). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (38.8%) compared to their season average (35.0%).

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 4-3; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (93rd in nation) 37.7 (sixth) 37.5 (28th) 33.1 (286th) 17.2 (51st) 11.5 (181st)
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