UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton Big West Tournament Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Friday, March 10, 2023

The No. 1 seed UC Irvine Anteaters (23-10, 15-5 Big West) are favored by 2.5 points in the Big West Tournament when they face off the No. 4 seed CSU Fullerton Titans (19-12, 12-6 Big West) Friday at Dollar Loan Center, beginning at 9:00 PM on ESPN+. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has a point total of 130.5.

UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton Odds

• UC Irvine odds to win: -149
• CSU Fullerton odds to win: +126
• Spread: UC Irvine (-2.5)
• Total: 130.5

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Where: Henderson, Nevada
• Venue: Dollar Loan Center

Who Will Win UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton?

UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

UC Irvine has a 12-11 record against the spread this season when favored by 2.5 points or more.

CSU Fullerton has a 12-3-1 record against the spread this year when an underdog by 2.5 points or more.

Between them, these two teams average 13.6 more points per game (144.1) than this matchup’s total (130.5).

UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton have seen its opponents average a combined 0.1 more points per game than the point total of 130.5 set in this matchup.

The average over/under UC Irvine has had in its matchups this season is 10.8 more points than this particular game’s point total.

The average point total for the Titans this year is 2.9 points higher than this game’s over/under.

The Anteaters’ ATS record is 16-15-0 this season.

The Titans are 19-9-1 against the spread this year.

UC Irvine Stats & Insights

UC Irvine is outscoring opponents by 8.9 points per game with a +294 scoring differential overall. It puts up 75.1 points per game (100th in college basketball) and gives up 66.2 per contest (67th in college basketball).

UC Irvine wins the rebound battle by 3.6 boards on average. It collects 34 rebounds per game, which ranks 53rd in college basketball, while its opponents grab 30.4 per outing.

The Anteaters knock down 7.1 three-pointers per game (212th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.3. They shoot 38.1% from deep while their opponents hit 31.1% from long range.

UC Irvine averages 96.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (102nd in college basketball), and gives up 85.3 points per 100 possessions (40th in college basketball).

When playing at home, the Anteaters are posting 4.5 more points per game (76.8) than they are in road games (72.3).

CSU Fullerton Stats & Insights

CSU Fullerton outscores opponents by 4.6 points per game (posting 69 points per game, 247th in college basketball, and conceding 64.4 per outing, 36th in college basketball) and has a +142 scoring differential.

CSU Fullerton ranks 238th in the country at 30.9 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 31.9 its opponents average.

CSU Fullerton hits 7.8 three-pointers per game (127th in college basketball) at a 36.8% rate (50th in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 per game its opponents make, at a 30.5% rate.

CSU Fullerton averages 91.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (227th in college basketball), and gives up 85.8 points per 100 possessions (49th in college basketball).

At home the Titans are putting up 72.7 points per game, 5.3 more than they are averaging away (67.4).

UC Irvine Key Players to Watch

Dawson Baker leads the Anteaters in scoring, tallying 15.1 points per game to go with 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists.

UC Irvine’s leading rebounder is Devin Tillis averaging 6.1 boards per game and its best passer is Pierre Crockrell II and his five assists per game.

DJ Davis leads the Anteaters in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Crockrell and Bent Leuchten lead UC Irvine on the defensive end, with Crockrell leading the team in steals averaging one per game and Leuchten in blocks averaging 0.8 per contest.

CSU Fullerton Key Players to Watch

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is atop nearly all of the Titans’ leaderboards by putting up 16.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Wrightsell makes 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Titans.

CSU Fullerton’s leader in steals is Wrightsell with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is John Square Jr. with 0.7 per game.

UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  UC Irvine (-2.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Over (130.5)
  

• Prediction:
  UC Irvine 70, CSU Fullerton 67

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