UC Irvine vs Cal Poly Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big West Tournament

The No. 2 seed UC Irvine Anteaters (27-5, 17-3 Big West) and the No. 7 seed Cal Poly Mustangs (16-18, 8-12 Big West) play in the Big West tournament Friday at Lee's Family Forum, tipping off at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

UC Irvine vs. Cal Poly Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 14, 2025
• Game time: 11:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN2
• Location: Henderson, Nevada
• Arena: Lee's Family Forum

Before you bet on Friday's UC Irvine-Cal Poly spread (UC Irvine -10.5) or total (160.5 points), see the betting trends and insights below.

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UC Irvine vs. Cal Poly: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• UC Irvine has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 11 times.
• Cal Poly has covered 16 times in 31 matchups with a spread this season.
• UC Irvine (6-3) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 10.5 points or more this season (66.7%) than Cal Poly (4-4) does as a 10.5+-point underdog (50%).
• The Anteaters have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games. They have covered five times in 10 games when playing at home, and they've covered 11 times in 16 games on the road.
• The Mustangs have been better against the spread at home (6-6-0) than on the road (8-9-0) this season.
• UC Irvine is 11-7-0 against the spread in conference action this year.
• Against the spread in Big West play, Cal Poly is 11-10-0 this year.

UC Irvine vs. Cal Poly: Moneyline Betting Stats

• UC Irvine has been the moneyline favorite in 26 games this season and has come away with the win 22 times (84.6%) in those contests.
• The Anteaters have not lost in eight games this year when favored by -581 or better on the moneyline.
• Cal Poly has been the moneyline underdog 21 total times this season. Cal Poly has gone 6-15 in those games.
• The Mustangs have a record of 1-7 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +420 or longer (12.5%).
• UC Irvine has an implied victory probability of 85.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

UC Irvine vs. Cal Poly Head-to-Head Comparison

• UC Irvine averages 75.7 points per game (125th in college basketball) while allowing 65.6 per contest (27th in college basketball). It has a +325 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 10.1 points per game.
• Bent Leuchten's team-leading 15.4 points per game ranks 233rd in college basketball.
• Cal Poly puts up 82.2 points per game (19th in college basketball) while allowing 82.5 per outing (359th in college basketball). It has a -10 scoring differential.
• Cal Poly's leading scorer, Owen Koonce, is 97th in the country, scoring 17.3 points per game.
• The Anteaters are 32nd in college basketball at 35.2 rebounds per game. That's 4.0 more than the 31.2 their opponents average.
• Leuchten leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per game (28th in college basketball action).
• The Mustangs are 215th in college basketball at 31.3 rebounds per game. That's 2.9 fewer than the 34.2 their opponents average.
• Koonce's 4.9 rebounds per game lead the Mustangs and rank 654th in the nation.
• UC Irvine ranks 157th in college basketball by averaging 96.5 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is seventh in college basketball, allowing 83.6 points per 100 possessions.
• The Mustangs average 96.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (158th in college basketball), and allow 96.8 points per 100 possessions (277th in college basketball).

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