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UC Riverside vs UC Irvine Prediction & Stats

Date: Sun 17 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 01:00
Scheduled
Position#109
Record3-1
FormLWWWL
Points / game83.5
Allowed / game67.8
vs
Position#17
Record3-0
FormWLWWW
Points / game91.0
Allowed / game61.7
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · UC Riverside v UC Irvine
16 Jan 2027
UC R v UC I
upcoming
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UC Riverside win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
UC Irvine win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UC RiversideUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UC San Diego
#64
L
66-72
66
72
-6
A15/02
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
93-65
93
65
+28
H20/02
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
73-78
73
78
-5
H21/02
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
59-70
59
70
-11
A27/02
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
95-84
95
84
+11
H01/03
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
74-93
74
93
-19
A06/03
NCAA
La Verne
#522
W
110-47
110
47
+63
H03/11
NCAA
Denver
#359
W
64-60
64
60
+4
H08/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#278
W
80-75
80
75
+5
A13/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#143
L
80-89
80
89
-9
A14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
28-32
38-40
43-23
50-42
31-37
42-41
27-39
32-31
39-32
56-52
39-46
35-47
52-21
58-26
22-29
42-31
36-37
44-38
28-50
52-39
152.7Avg total
79.4Scored
73.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)83.567.8151.2+15.875%
Season at home (2)87.053.5140.5+33.5100%
Season away (2)80.082.0162.0-2.050%
Last 10 (10)79.473.3152.7+6.150%
Last 5 (5)81.672.8154.4+8.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)69.180.8149.9-11.716%
vs Similar (4)79.881.8161.5-2.050%
vs Weaker (6)79.771.0150.7+8.767%
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 San Diego
#64
L
69-71
69
71
-2
H22/02
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
68-67
68
67
+1
A27/02
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
W
64-60
64
60
+4
H01/03
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
107-85
107
85
+22
H06/03
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
W
79-69 OT
79
69
+10
H08/03
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
93-78
93
78
+15
H14/03
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
64-71
64
71
-7
H15/03
NCAA
Chapman Panthers
#400
W
92-66
92
66
+26
H04/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#278
W
91-79
91
79
+12
H08/11
NCAA
Lincoln University (CA)
#446
W
90-40
90
40
+50
H12/11
NCAA
1H
2H
29-36
40-35
36-24
32-43
32-23
32-37
52-42
55-43
28-38
37-27
49-37
44-41
30-31
34-40
38-26
54-40
51-31
40-48
49-21
41-19
150.3Avg total
81.7Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)91.061.7152.7+29.3100%
Season at home (3)91.061.7152.7+29.3100%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)81.768.6150.3+13.180%
Last 5 (5)86.066.8152.8+19.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (7)68.471.6140.0-3.143%
vs Weaker ◀ (22)79.767.6147.3+12.086%
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

-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: -0.1-0.11st half: +8.5+8.52nd half2nd half: +6.2+6.22nd half: +3.6+3.6
-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: -0.1-0.11st half: +8.5+8.52nd half2nd half: +6.2+6.22nd half: +3.6+3.6
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
UC San Diego
#64
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A15/02
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
43-23
43
23
+20
H20/02
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
31-37
31
37
-6
H21/02
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
27-39
27
39
-12
A27/02
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
39-32
39
32
+7
H01/03
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
39-46
39
46
-7
A06/03
NCAA
La Verne
#522
W
52-21
52
21
+31
H03/11
NCAA
Denver
#359
L
22-29
22
29
-7
H08/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#278
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A13/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#143
L
28-50
28
50
-22
A14/11
NCAA
69.1Avg total
34.5Scored
34.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.736.871.5-2.130%-
Last 30 at home (14)36.232.969.1+3.350%-
Last 30 away (16)33.340.273.5-6.912%-
Last 10 (10)34.534.669.1-0.130%-
Last 5 (5)35.436.672.0-1.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)33.038.171.1-5.121%-
vs Similar (4)38.039.877.8-1.825%-
vs Weaker (6)34.833.568.3+1.350%-
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 San Diego
#64
L
29-36
29
36
-7
H22/02
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
36-24
36
24
+12
A27/02
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
W
32-23
32
23
+9
H01/03
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
52-42
52
42
+10
H06/03
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
28-38
28
38
-10
H08/03
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
49-37
49
37
+12
H14/03
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H15/03
NCAA
Chapman Panthers
#400
W
38-26
38
26
+12
H04/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#278
W
51-31
51
31
+20
H08/11
NCAA
Lincoln University (CA)
#446
W
49-21
49
21
+28
H12/11
NCAA
70.3Avg total
39.4Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.431.168.5+6.370%-
Last 30 at home (17)38.131.269.4+6.971%-
Last 30 away (13)36.430.967.3+5.569%-
Last 10 (10)39.430.970.3+8.570%-
Last 5 (5)43.429.272.6+14.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (7)32.431.964.3+0.629%-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)38.931.170.0+7.882%-
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
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26AFresno State80-89
13/11/26ASan Jose State80-75
08/11/26HDenver64-60
03/11/26HLa Verne110-47
06/03/26AHawaii74-93
01/03/26HCS Northridge95-84
27/02/26AUC Santa Barbara59-70
21/02/26HUC Davis73-78
20/02/26HCSU Bakersfield93-65
15/02/26AUC San Diego66-72
UC Irvinelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/11/26HLincoln University (CA)90-40
08/11/26HSan Jose State91-79
04/11/26HChapman Panthers92-66
15/03/26HHawaii64-71
14/03/26HCS Northridge93-78
08/03/26HUC Davis79-69 OT
06/03/26HCal Poly107-85
01/03/26HUC Santa Barbara64-60
27/02/26ACS Northridge68-67
22/02/26HUC San Diego69-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UC Riverside
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWL75%
HomeWW100%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %75%100%50%
Points / game83.587.080.0
Allowed / game67.853.582.0
Point differential+15.8+33.5-2.0
Avg total151.2140.5162.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Irvine
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWW100%
HomeWWW100%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games33-
Win %100%100%-
Points / game91.091.0-
Allowed / game61.761.7-
Point differential+29.3+29.3-
Avg total152.7152.7-
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%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 Irvine330100%91.061.7+29.3
2 UC Santa Barbara330100%83.761.7+22.0
3 CSU Bakersfield330100%91.772.3+19.3
4 Hawaii43175%81.863.0+18.8
5 UC Riverside43175%83.567.8+15.8
6 UC Davis43175%74.064.0+10.0
7 CS Fullerton32167%88.786.0+2.7
8 UC San Diego32167%87.786.7+1.0
9 Cal Poly42250%79.084.8-5.8
10 CS Northridge31233%84.381.0+3.3
11 Long Beach State31233%65.069.3-4.3
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 -).
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