UC Irvine vs. CSU Northridge betting: Big West Tournament preview for March 13

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The top-seeded UC Irvine Anteaters (22-10, 15-5 Big West) are 3.5-point favorites in the Big West Tournament against the No. 4 seed CSU Northridge Matadors (20-13, 12-8 Big West) on Friday at Lee’s Family Forum. The matchup tips off at 9 p.m. ET and airs on ESPNU, with the winner moving one step closer to securing a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The point total for the matchup is set at 152.5.

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UC Irvine Cover -3.5 vs CSU Northridge -116

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UC Irvine vs. CSU Northridge betting lines

  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -193
  • CSU Northridge moneyline odds to win: +155
  • Spread: UC Irvine (-3.5)
  • Total: 152.5

UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • The Anteaters’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 77.2 points a contest compared to the 77.3 they’ve averaged this season.
  • UC Irvine’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.0) is 1.9 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.1).
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Anteaters are making 0.1 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.8 compared to 5.7 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (34.5% compared to 33.5% season-long).

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-13-0 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 10-7-0 (As Favorite: 13-11-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-18-0 (Home: 5-9-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 17-7 (Home: 10-4; Away: 5-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (93rd in nation) 38.1 (third) 37.3 (ninth) 32.9 (293rd) 16.2 (53rd) 11.9 (280th)

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CSU Northridge statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • The Matadors have played better offensively over their previous 10 games, scoring 82.6 points per contest, 1.1 more than their season average of 81.5.
  • Over its past 10 games, CSU Northridge is ceding 79.6 points per game, 0.2 more points than its season average (79.4).
  • The Matadors are making 6.6 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.1). In addition, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (32.0%) compared to their season average from three-point land (32.1%).

CSU Northridge betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-16-0 (Home: 9-4-0; Away: 5-10-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 9-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-13-0 (Home: 7-6-0; Away: 11-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 6-3; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-9 (Home: 4-0; Away: 3-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (169th in nation) 42.2 (62nd) 37.1 (11th) 31.7 (228th) 16.9 (31st) 12.9 (333rd)
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