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CSU Bakersfield vs UC Irvine Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 01 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 77-81
34-39 43-42
Position#356
Record6-8
FormLLLWW
Points / game72.9
Allowed / game77.6
vs
Position#60
Record9-5
FormWWLWW
Points / game78.3
Allowed / game66.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · CSU Bakersfield v UC Irvine
01 Jan 2026
CSU 77
UC I81
22 Feb 2025
CSU 64
UC I73
30 Dec 2023
CSU 56
UC I75
31 Dec 2022
CSU 75
UC I79
05 Mar 2022
CSU 61
UC I66
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

CSU Bakersfield winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UC Irvine winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CSU BakersfieldUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland State
#87
L
80-93
80
93
-13
A18/11
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
86-70
86
70
+16
H22/11
NCAA
Florida State
#167
L
59-89
59
89
-30
A26/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
76-71
76
71
+5
A30/11
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
66-87
66
87
-21
A05/12
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
84-109
84
109
-25
A07/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
L
69-80
69
80
-11
H12/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
62-70
62
70
-8
H14/12
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
97-66
97
66
+31
H19/12
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
64-63
64
63
+1
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
32-42
48-51
39-22
47-48
24-35
35-54
34-40
42-31
32-44
34-43
36-51
48-58
30-40
39-40
26-33
36-37
49-32
48-34
26-23
38-40
154.1Avg total
74.3Scored
79.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)72.977.6150.4-4.743%
Season at home (7)76.466.9143.3+9.671%
Season away (7)69.388.3157.6-19.014%
Last 10 (10)74.379.8154.1-5.540%
Last 5 (5)75.277.6152.8-2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)68.982.5151.3-13.620%
vs Similar (9)72.175.4147.6-3.333%
vs Weaker (6)86.067.7153.7+18.3100%
This opponent (UC Irvine) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC IrvineUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Valley State
#33
L
72-79
72
79
-7
A20/11
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#88
L
69-70 OT
69
70
-1
H23/11
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
45-57
45
57
-12
H26/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
64-52
64
52
+12
H27/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A30/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
73-60
73
60
+13
H05/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
85-71
85
71
+14
H07/12
NCAA
Belmont
#25
L
58-84
58
84
-26
H20/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
W
74-73
74
73
+1
A22/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
89-70
89
70
+19
A23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
27-31
45-48
25-35
38-28
20-26
25-31
29-22
35-30
36-34
36-29
37-26
36-34
37-41
48-30
36-38
22-46
40-33
34-40
46-25
43-45
138.0Avg total
70.1Scored
67.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)78.366.4144.7+11.964%
Season at home (10)78.964.5143.4+14.460%
Season away (4)76.871.2148.0+5.575%
Last 10 (10)70.167.9138.0+2.260%
Last 5 (5)75.871.6147.4+4.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)64.080.0144.0-16.00%
vs Similar (10)70.674.9145.5-4.340%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)81.862.6144.4+19.294%
This opponent (CSU Bakersfield) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.4-3.41st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: -2.1-2.12nd half: +0.1+0.1
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -3.4-3.41st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: -2.1-2.12nd half: +0.1+0.1
CSU BakersfieldUC Irvine
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
CSU BakersfieldLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portland State
#87
L
32-42
32
42
-10
A18/11
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
39-22
39
22
+17
H22/11
NCAA
Florida State
#167
L
24-35
24
35
-11
A26/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A30/11
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
32-44
32
44
-12
A05/12
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
36-51
36
51
-15
A07/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
L
30-40
30
40
-10
H12/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
26-33
26
33
-7
H14/12
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
49-32
49
32
+17
H19/12
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
26-23
26
23
+3
H23/12
NCAA
69.0Avg total
32.8Scored
36.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.936.170.0-2.240%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.933.969.9+2.053%-
Last 30 away (15)31.838.370.1-6.527%-
Last 10 (10)32.836.269.0-3.430%-
Last 5 (5)33.435.869.2-2.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)29.238.567.7-9.313%-
vs Similar (9)36.137.873.9-1.744%-
vs Weaker (6)42.227.769.8+14.5100%-
This opponent (UC Irvine) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC IrvineLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Valley State
#33
L
27-31
27
31
-4
A20/11
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#88
L
25-35
25
35
-10
H23/11
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
20-26
20
26
-6
H26/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
29-22
29
22
+7
H27/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
36-34
36
34
+2
A30/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
37-26
37
26
+11
H05/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H07/12
NCAA
Belmont
#25
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H20/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A22/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
46-25
46
25
+21
A23/12
NCAA
64.4Avg total
33.3Scored
31.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.031.367.3+4.853%-
Last 30 at home (20)35.931.967.8+3.945%-
Last 30 away (10)36.429.966.3+6.570%-
Last 10 (10)33.331.164.4+2.250%-
Last 5 (5)39.232.671.8+6.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)31.531.563.0+0.050%-
vs Similar (10)32.533.966.4-1.430%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)38.629.167.7+9.571%-
This opponent (CSU Bakersfield) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
CSU Bakersfield wins
9
UC Irvine wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/25HIdaho64-63
19/12/25HNobel Knights97-66
14/12/25HPepperdine62-70
12/12/25HNorth Dakota St69-80
07/12/25AUC Santa Barbara84-109
05/12/25ACS Northridge66-87
30/11/25AFresno State76-71
26/11/25AFlorida State59-89
22/11/25HMiss. Valley St.86-70
18/11/25APortland State80-93
UC Irvinelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/25ANorfolk State89-70
22/12/25ANorth Dakota St74-73
20/12/25HBelmont58-84
07/12/25HCS Northridge85-71
05/12/25HUC Riverside73-60
30/11/25ASan Jose State72-63
27/11/25HSouth Dakota St.64-52
26/11/25HNew Mexico State45-57
23/11/25HNorthern Iowa69-70 OT
20/11/25AUtah Valley State72-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

CSU Bakersfield
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW43%
HomeWLLWW71%
AwayLLWLL14%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %43%71%14%
Points / game72.976.469.3
Allowed / game77.666.988.3
Point differential-4.7+9.6-19.0
Avg total150.4143.3157.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%57%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Irvine
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW64%
HomeLWWWL60%
AwayLWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14104
Win %64%60%75%
Points / game78.378.976.8
Allowed / game66.464.571.2
Point differential+11.9+14.4+5.5
Avg total144.7143.4148.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%50%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)0% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %7%10%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 UC San Diego1311285%82.870.5+12.2
2 Hawaii1210283%80.463.1+17.3
3 UC Santa Barbara139469%79.471.5+7.8
4 UC Irvine149564%78.366.4+11.9
5 UC Davis127558%79.874.3+5.4
6 CS Northridge148657%80.678.4+2.2
7 UC Riverside146843%74.278.2-4.0
8 CSU Bakersfield146843%72.977.6-4.7
9 CS Fullerton145936%87.787.1+0.6
10 Cal Poly145936%82.787.4-4.6
11 Long Beach State1441029%74.978.2-3.3
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
CSU Bakersfield344377
UC Irvine394281
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