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UC Riverside vs UC Irvine Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 23 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 66-80
33-38 33-42
Position#334
Record7-12
FormLLLLW
Points / game72.1
Allowed / game77.8
UC Riverside
USA
vs
UC Irvine 🏆
USA
Position#60
Record12-7
FormWWWLL
Points / game77.6
Allowed / game67.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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upcoming
22 Jan 2026
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UC I80
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UC I78
02 Mar 2023
UC R65
UC I75
08 Jan 2022
UC R51
UC I68
13 Feb 2021
UC R67
UC I73
12 Feb 2021
UC R86
UC I65
12 Feb 2020
UC R59
UC I63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UC Riverside 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

UC RiversideUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cal Poly
#266
W
88-84
88
84
+4
A07/12
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
53-100
53
100
-47
A14/12
NCAA
Stanton
#442
W
95-70
95
70
+25
H17/12
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#42
L
78-92
78
92
-14
A21/12
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
65-97
65
97
-32
A23/12
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
45-88
45
88
-43
H02/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
L
66-67
66
67
-1
A09/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
66-69
66
69
-3
H11/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
73-88
73
88
-15
A16/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
81-72
81
72
+9
H18/01
NCAA
1H
2H
46-36
42-48
32-49
21-51
45-31
50-39
38-41
40-51
34-45
31-52
27-45
18-43
35-31
31-36
32-26
34-43
31-43
42-45
43-34
38-38
153.7Avg total
71.0Scored
82.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)72.177.8149.9-5.737%
Season at home (7)76.371.1147.4+5.157%
Season away (12)69.781.8151.4-12.125%
Last 10 (10)71.082.7153.7-11.730%
Last 5 (5)66.276.8143.0-10.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)69.980.6150.5-10.631%
vs Similar (8)81.883.2165.0-1.550%
vs Weaker (5)80.462.2142.6+18.280%
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
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
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
81-77
81
77
+4
A01/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
86-64
86
64
+22
A04/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
W
74-64
74
64
+10
H09/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
66-67
66
67
-1
A11/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
72-75
72
75
-3
A17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-26
36-34
37-41
48-30
36-38
22-46
40-33
34-40
46-25
43-45
39-34
42-43
47-37
39-27
34-30
40-34
27-29
39-38
42-42
30-33
146.3Avg total
75.8Scored
70.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)77.667.2144.8+10.463%
Season at home (11)78.564.5142.9+14.064%
Season away (8)76.571.0147.5+5.562%
Last 10 (10)75.870.5146.3+5.370%
Last 5 (5)75.869.4145.2+6.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)61.075.0136.0-14.00%
vs Similar (10)70.073.2143.2-3.240%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)83.465.1148.5+18.489%
This opponent (UC Riverside) 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: -1.8-1.81st half: +5.0+5.02nd half2nd half: -9.9-9.92nd half: +0.3+0.3
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: -1.8-1.81st half: +5.0+5.02nd half2nd half: -9.9-9.92nd half: +0.3+0.3
UC RiversideUC 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
UC RiversideLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cal Poly
#266
W
46-36
46
36
+10
A07/12
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
32-49
32
49
-17
A14/12
NCAA
Stanton
#442
W
45-31
45
31
+14
H17/12
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#42
L
38-41
38
41
-3
A21/12
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
34-45
34
45
-11
A23/12
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
27-45
27
45
-18
H02/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
35-31
35
31
+4
A09/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
32-26
32
26
+6
H11/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
31-43
31
43
-12
A16/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
43-34
43
34
+9
H18/01
NCAA
74.4Avg total
36.3Scored
38.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.337.974.2-1.640%-
Last 30 at home (12)37.236.073.2+1.250%-
Last 30 away (18)35.739.274.9-3.433%-
Last 10 (10)36.338.174.4-1.850%-
Last 5 (5)33.635.869.4-2.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)34.839.874.5-5.025%-
vs Similar (8)39.139.178.2+0.050%-
vs Weaker (5)37.628.866.4+8.880%-
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
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
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
39-34
39
34
+5
A01/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
47-37
47
37
+10
A04/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H09/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
27-29
27
29
-2
A11/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
D
42-42
42
42
+0
A17/01
NCAA
72.0Avg total
38.5Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.032.068.9+5.053%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.231.868.0+4.444%-
Last 30 away (12)38.132.270.3+5.867%-
Last 10 (10)38.533.572.0+5.060%-
Last 5 (5)37.834.472.2+3.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)33.031.064.0+2.0100%-
vs Similar (10)31.533.464.9-1.920%-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)40.230.770.9+9.572%-
This opponent (UC Riverside) 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
2
UC Riverside wins
8
UC Irvine wins
DateGameScore
05/12/25UC Irvine v UC Riverside73-60
24/01/25UC Riverside v UC Irvine84-80 OT
05/01/25UC Irvine v UC Riverside81-57
11/02/24UC Riverside v UC Irvine88-78
29/12/23UC Irvine v UC Riverside73-66
03/03/23UC Riverside v UC Irvine65-75
12/02/23UC Irvine v UC Riverside83-64
11/02/22UC Irvine v UC Riverside66-56
09/01/22UC Riverside v UC Irvine51-68
13/03/21UC Irvine v UC Riverside78-61
UC Riversidelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/01/26HCS Fullerton81-72
16/01/26ALong Beach State73-88
11/01/26HUC San Diego66-69
09/01/26ACSU Bakersfield66-67
02/01/26HHawaii45-88
23/12/25AUCLA65-97
21/12/25ASt. Thomas (Minn.)78-92
17/12/25HStanton95-70
14/12/25ABrigham Young53-100
07/12/25ACal Poly88-84
UC Irvinelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/26AUC Davis72-75
11/01/26AHawaii66-67
09/01/26HLong Beach State74-64
04/01/26ACS Fullerton86-64
01/01/26ACSU Bakersfield81-77
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UC Riverside
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW37%
HomeWWLLW57%
AwayLLLLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19712
Win %37%57%25%
Points / game72.176.369.7
Allowed / game77.871.181.8
Point differential-5.7+5.1-12.1
Avg total149.9147.4151.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+16%29%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Irvine
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL63%
HomeWWWLW64%
AwayWWWLL62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19118
Win %63%64%62%
Points / game77.678.576.5
Allowed / game67.264.571.0
Point differential+10.4+14.0+5.5
Avg total144.8142.9147.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%55%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)0% (1)50% (4)
Overtime %5%9%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 Hawaii1713476%78.964.4+14.5
2 UC San Diego2015575%80.371.5+8.8
3 UC Irvine1912763%77.667.2+10.4
4 UC Santa Barbara1912763%80.373.2+7.2
5 UC Davis1911858%79.976.0+3.9
6 CS Northridge2011955%81.079.7+1.4
7 Long Beach State1981142%75.977.0-1.1
8 CS Fullerton2081240%85.184.8+0.3
9 CSU Bakersfield2081240%72.577.5-5.0
10 UC Riverside1971237%72.177.8-5.7
11 Cal Poly2071335%79.986.4-6.5
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
UC Riverside333366
UC Irvine384280
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