UC Irvine vs. CSU Bakersfield betting: College basketball preview for December 5

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The UC Irvine Anteaters (8-0, 0-0 Big West) are big, 15.5-point favorites as they look to continue an eight-game winning streak when they host the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (4-4, 0-0 Big West) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Bren Events Center. The contest airs at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is set at 134.5.

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UC Irvine vs. CSU Bakersfield betting lines

  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -1282
  • CSU Bakersfield moneyline odds to win: +780
  • Spread: UC Irvine (-15.5)
  • Total: 134.5

UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • UC Irvine covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last season. UC Irvine covered six times in 12 games when playing at home, and it covered 10 times in 16 games on the road.
  • When playing at home last year, the Anteaters eclipsed the over/under 83.3% of the time (10 of 12 games). They hit the over in 37.5% of road games (six of 16 contests).
  • UC Irvine fared better as a moneyline favorite in home games last year, putting up a home record of 12-0 home record, compared to going 7-3 in road games.

Last season stats

  • The Anteaters were 70th in the nation in points scored (77.6 per game) and 71st in points allowed (68.3) last season.
  • Last year, UC Irvine was 52nd in the nation in rebounds (34.9 per game) and 77th in rebounds allowed (29.9).
  • At 15.5 assists per game last year, the Anteaters were 45th in the nation.

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-2-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 15.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 1-6-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (105th in nation) 36.6 (10th) 37.9 (25th) 27.8 (43rd) 16.3 (63rd) 12.9 (275th)

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CSU Bakersfield statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, CSU Bakersfield was 6-7-0 at home against the spread (.462 winning percentage). Away, it was 8-7-0 ATS (.533).
  • Looking at the over/under, Roadrunners games went over seven of 13 times at home (53.8%) last season, and seven of 15 away (46.7%).
  • In 2023-24 as moneyline underdogs, the Roadrunners had a better winning percentage at home (.500, 4-4 record) than on the road (.077, 1-12).

Last season stats

  • The Roadrunners were 305th in the nation last season with 68.7 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 94th with 69.2 points allowed per contest.
  • Last season CSU Bakersfield grabbed 31.5 rebounds per game (212th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 29.6 rebounds per contest (56th-ranked).
  • The Roadrunners didn’t put up many dimes last year, ranking 13th-worst in college basketball with 10.4 assists per contest.

CSU Bakersfield betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-4-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (173rd in nation) 42.6 (184th) 34.5 (128th) 26.6 (17th) 9.6 (355th) 10.8 (110th)
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