UC Irvine vs. UC Riverside betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 4

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The UC Irvine Anteaters (5-4, 0-0 Big West) host the UC Riverside Highlanders (4-4, 0-0 Big West) in a matchup of Big West teams at Bren Events Center, tipping off at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The Highlanders are 13-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.

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UC Irvine Cover -13 vs UC Riverside -110

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UC Irvine vs. UC Riverside betting lines

  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -935
  • UC Riverside moneyline odds to win: +613
  • Spread: UC Irvine (-13)
  • Total: 141.5

UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, UC Irvine sported a worse record against the spread (6-5-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (12-5-0).
  • When playing at home last season, the Anteaters exceeded the over/under 54.5% of the time (six of 11 games). They hit the over in 41.2% of away games (seven of 17 contests).
  • UC Irvine performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, sporting a home record of 9-2, compared to going 12-2 in road games.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Anteaters were 119th in college basketball offensively (75.9 points scored per game) and 42nd defensively (67.0 points allowed).
  • With 35.0 rebounds per game and 31.8 rebounds conceded, UC Irvine was 34th and 217th in college basketball, respectively, last year.
  • With 15.7 assists per game last season, the Anteaters were 53rd in the nation.

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-5-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (118th in nation) 35.2 (third) 40.9 (seventh) 33.7 (287th) 17.3 (48th) 12.6 (241st)

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UC Riverside statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UC Riverside performed better against the spread at home (9-4-0) than on the road (10-7-0) last year.
  • Highlanders games finished above the over/under 69.2% of the time at home (nine of 13) last season, and 52.9% of the time away (nine of 17).
  • Last year the Highlanders were 3-0 at home as moneyline underdogs (1.000 winning percentage). On the road they were 5-8 (.385).

Last season stats

  • The Highlanders scored 74.8 points per game (143rd-ranked in college basketball) last season, while ceding 75.0 points per contest (271st-ranked).
  • Last season UC Riverside pulled down 33.4 boards per game (90th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 30.7 rebounds per contest (147th-ranked).
  • The Highlanders delivered 12.9 dimes per game, which ranked them 227th in college basketball.

UC Riverside betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (93rd in nation) 44.7 (241st) 32.5 (223rd) 30.8 (169th) 12.9 (268th) 14.1 (325th)
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