UCSD vs. UC Irvine: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 24, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2024

The UCSD Tritons (18-9, 12-3 Big West) will play the UC Irvine Anteaters (20-7, 13-2 Big West) on Saturday at 4:00 PM ET at LionTree Arena. Bryce Pope and Justin Hohn will be among the players to watch for the Tritons and Anteaters, respectively. UCSD is a tight 1-point favorite against UC Irvine when the Tritons play the Anteaters on Saturday. The game’s point total is 142.5.

UCSD vs. UC Irvine Betting Lines

UCSD vs UC Irvine Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UCSD -1 142.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UCSD (-1)
Total Pick Under (142.5)

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UCSD vs. UC Irvine Stat Rankings

UCSD Avg. (Rank) UC Irvine Avg. (Rank)
76.7 (90th) Points Scored 76.4 (105th)
67.7 (69th) Points Allowed 66.6 (43rd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.3 (294th) Off. Rebounds 9.0 (153rd)
8.7 (56th) 3pt Made 5.8 (316th)
12.4 (240th) Assists 15.6 (43rd)
8.4 (10th) Turnovers 11.1 (158th)

UCSD vs. UC Irvine Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Tritons are 16-9-0 this season.
  • Against the spread as 1-point favorites or more, UCSD is 11-4.
  • This season, 12 of the Tritons’ 25 games have gone over the point total.
  • UCSD and its opponent have broken the 142.5-point mark 11 times this season.
  • The average total for Tritons games this season has been 144.5, 2.0 points higher than the total for this game.
  • UC Irvine has 16 wins in 26 games against the spread this year.
  • The Anteaters’ ATS record as 1-point underdogs or more is 4-2.
  • There have been 12 UCSD’s games (out of 25) that hit the over this year.
  • Anteaters games have had over 142.5 points 12 times this year.
  • The average total for UC Irvine’s games is 143.0 points, 0.5 more than this game’s over/under.

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UCSD Impact Players

  • Pope puts up 17.2 points and 1.8 assists per contest — both team highs. He is also putting up 4.0 rebounds, shooting 40.8% from the floor and 31.2% from downtown with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Aniwaniwa Tait-jones paces his team in rebounds per contest (5.6), and also posts 13.3 points and 2.9 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Hayden Gray is tops on his team in assists per game (3.8), and also totals 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds. At the other end, he totals 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • F. Nwaokorie puts up 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
  • Tyler McGhie posts 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. Defensively, he posts 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

UC Irvine Impact Players

  • Devin Tillis is the Anteaters’ top rebounder (6.1 per game), and he posts 9.5 points and 2.0 assists.
  • Hohn is the Anteaters’ top scorer (12.9 points per game) and assist man (1.6), and produces 2.7 rebounds.
  • Pierre Crockrell II is posting a team-high 6.1 assists per game. And he is delivering 7.4 points and 1.9 rebounds, making 48.0% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Anteaters receive 10.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game from Andre Henry.
  • Derin Saran gives the Anteaters 10.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. He also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

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