UCSD vs UC Irvine Predictions - Big West Tournament

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The No. 1 seed UCSD Tritons (29-4, 18-2 Big West) and the No. 2 UC Irvine Anteaters (28-5, 17-3 Big West) will meet to determine the Big West champion on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Saturday's matchup between the Tritons and the Anteaters features the Tritons as 5.5-point favorites. The point total for the game is 136.5.

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UCSD vs. UC Irvine Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, March 15, 2025
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN2
  • Location: Henderson, Nevada
  • Arena: Lee's Family Forum

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UCSD vs. UC Irvine Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: UCSD (-5.5)
  • Moneyline: UCSD (-240), UC Irvine (+195)
  • Total: 136.5 points

Pick ATS:UC Irvine (+5.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (136.5)
  • Prediction: UCSD 73, UC Irvine 69

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UCSD vs. UC Irvine Comparison

UCSD Rank UCSD Stat UC Irvine Stat UC Irvine Rank
43rd 79.9 Points Scored 76.3 109th
6th 61.6 Points Allowed 65.9 31st
50th 15.8 Assists 15.9 43rd
1st 8.0 Turnovers 12.1 266th
80th 46.5% Field Goal % 45.8% 117th
13th 39.7% Field Goal % Allowed 39.3% 10th

UCSD Key Players

  • Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones leads the Tritons in points, rebounds and assists, scoring 19.7 points, pulling down 5.4 boards and dishing out 3.6 assists per game.
  • The Tritons get the most three-point shooting production out of Tyler McGhie, who knocks down 3.4 threes per game.
  • The UCSD steals leader is Hayden Gray, who averages 3.1 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Tait-Jones, who compiles 0.4 rejections per contest.

UC Irvine Key Players

  • The Anteaters' leader in scoring and rebounding is Bent Leuchten with 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
  • Justin Hohn's assist statline paces UC Irvine with 3.8 assists per game.
  • Hohn is consistent from deep and leads the Anteaters with 1.9 made threes per game.
  • UC Irvine's leader in steals is Hohn (1.4 per game), and its leader in blocks is Leuchten (1.3 per game).

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