UC Irvine vs. UCSD: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 18, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 18, 2024

Devin Tillis and Bryce Pope will be among the players to watch when the UC Irvine Anteaters (12-5, 5-0 Big West) face the UCSD Tritons (11-6, 5-0 Big West) on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET at Bren Events Center. The Anteaters are currently healthy 6.5-point favorites against the Tritons. The over/under is 139.5 points for the game.

UC Irvine vs. UCSD Betting Lines

UC Irvine vs UCSD Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UC Irvine -6.5 139.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UCSD (+6.5)
Total Pick Over (139.5)

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UC Irvine vs. UCSD Stat Rankings

UC Irvine Avg. (Rank) UCSD Avg. (Rank)
76.9 (119th) Points Scored 77.8 (100th)
66.5 (71st) Points Allowed 67.5 (85th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.9 (156th) Off. Rebounds 6.5 (324th)
6.1 (303rd) 3pt Made 8.7 (60th)
16.6 (29th) Assists 12.1 (271st)
11.6 (176th) Turnovers 9.1 (20th)

UC Irvine vs. UCSD Betting Trends

  • The Anteaters have 10 wins in 16 games against the spread this year.
  • UC Irvine is 4-3 as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • There have been eight Anteaters games (out of 16) that hit the over this year.
  • In eight games this year, UC Irvine and its opponent have combined to score more than 139.5 points.
  • The point total average for Anteaters games this season is 143.4, 3.9 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • UCSD’s record against the spread is 11-4-0.
  • As a 6.5-point underdog or greater, the Tritons have two wins ATS (2-2).
  • Out of 16 UC Irvine’s games so far this season, eight have gone over the total.
  • So far this season, seven Tritons games have featured over 139.5 points scored.
  • The average total for UCSD’s games is 145.3 points, which is 5.8 more than this game’s over/under.

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UC Irvine Impact Players

  • Justin Hohn registers a team-high 14.0 points per game. He is also posting 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting 48.3% from the field and 42.4% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Tillis paces the Anteaters at 6.3 rebounds per game, while also putting up 2.1 assists and 9.7 points.
  • Andre Henry puts up 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. Defensively, he posts 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Pierre Crockrell II leads his team in assists per game (5.9), and also averages 7.2 points and 1.6 rebounds. Defensively, he posts 0.8 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Derin Saran is averaging 11.1 points, 1.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.

UCSD Impact Players

  • Pope is the Tritons’ top scorer (18.1 points per game), and he contributes 1.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds.
  • The Tritons receive 11.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game from Aniwaniwa Tait-jones.
  • F. Nwaokorie is averaging a team-best 5.4 rebounds per contest. And he is delivering 12.0 points and 1.0 assists, making 40.6% of his shots from the field and 35.3% from 3-point range, with 1.9 treys per contest.
  • Hayden Gray is posting a team-leading 3.3 assists per contest. And he is producing 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds, making 52.3% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Tritons get 6.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game from Emmanuel Tshimanga.

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