UC Irvine vs. CSU Northridge betting: College basketball preview for January 9

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A pair of hot teams meet when the UC Irvine Anteaters (13-2, 3-0 Big West) visit the CSU Northridge Matadors (11-4, 3-1 Big West) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET. The Anteaters are 4.5-point favorites and put their three-game win streak on the line against the Matadors, winners of four straight. The matchup’s over/under is 148.

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UC Irvine vs. CSU Northridge betting lines

  • UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -191
  • CSU Northridge moneyline odds to win: +159
  • Spread: UC Irvine (-4.5)
  • Total: 148

UC Irvine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UC Irvine has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in three opportunities at home, and it has covered five times in eight opportunities on the road.
  • In terms of point totals, the Anteaters hit the over less often at home, as they’ve exceeded the total one time in three opportunities this season (33.3%). In road games, they have hit the over three times in eight opportunities (37.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, UC Irvine has won a higher percentage of its games at home (1.000) compared to road games (.833).

Recent trends

  • The Anteaters have been scoring 72.7 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 75.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • UC Irvine’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (65.4) is 1.0 more point per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (64.4).
  • The Anteaters’ past 10 outings have seen them make 5.0 three-pointers per game while shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down from their 2024-25 averages of 5.7 makes and 32.2%.

UC Irvine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-4-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-3-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-10-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (157th in nation) 39.1 (27th) 36.3 (36th) 30.8 (166th) 15.2 (109th) 12.6 (276th)

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CSU Northridge statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • CSU Northridge’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .667 (2-1-0). On the road, it is .625 (5-3-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Matadors’ games have finished above the over/under at home (0%, zero of three) than on the road (75%, six of eight).

Recent trends

  • The Matadors are averaging 80.7 points per game over their previous 10 games, which is 1.0 fewer point than their average for the season (81.7).
  • CSU Northridge has fared worse defensively in its past 10 games, allowing 69.6 points per contest, 0.3 more points than its season average of 69.3.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Matadors are draining 6.8 treys per game, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (7.1). They also sport a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (32.4%) compared to their season average (34.6%).

CSU Northridge betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 8-2-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 2-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (90th in nation) 37.4 (eighth) 37.7 (14th) 29.3 (89th) 17.0 (40th) 13.5 (324th)
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