The UC Riverside Highlanders (10-6, 3-1 Big West) host the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (9-5, 1-2 Big West) after winning six straight home games. The Highlanders are favored by only 2.5 points in the contest, which begins at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 134.5.
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UC Riverside Cover -2.5 vs Hawaii -115
UC Riverside vs. Hawaii betting lines
- UC Riverside moneyline odds to win: -151
- Hawaii moneyline odds to win: +127
- Spread: UC Riverside (-2.5)
- Total: 134.5
UC Riverside statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- UC Riverside has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in four opportunities at home, and it has covered six times in 10 opportunities on the road.
- The Highlanders have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (75%) than road games (40%).
- UC Riverside has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 4-0 (1.000). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-1 (.500).
Recent trends
- The Highlanders have seen a downturn in scoring recently, racking up 70.8 points per game in their last 10 outings, 0.7 points fewer than the 71.5 they’ve scored this season.
- UC Riverside has been more stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 68.5 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 72.1 points per game its opponents are averaging in the 2024-25 season.
- During their last 10 contests, the Highlanders are making 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.2 compared to 8.7 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (32.4% compared to 32.6% season-long).
UC Riverside betting records this season
- ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 6-4-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
- O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-6-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 1-1)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-5)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.4 (327th in nation) | 44.5 (253rd) | 34.8 (81st) | 31.1 (185th) | 12.6 (272nd) | 11.2 (150th) |
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Hawaii statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Against the spread last year, Hawaii had better results away (4-7-0) than at home (6-11-1).
- In terms of the over/under, Rainbow Warriors games finished over eight of 19 times at home (42.1%) and seven of 11 away (63.6%) last season.
- As moneyline underdogs last season, the Rainbow Warriors won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (2-6).
Last season stats
- With 72.3 points per game on offense, the Rainbow Warriors were 215th in the country last season. Defensively, they surrendered 68.7 points per contest, which ranked 78th in college basketball.
- Hawaii pulled down 30.7 rebounds per game last year (271st-ranked in college basketball), and it gave up just 28.3 rebounds per game (20th-best).
- The Rainbow Warriors averaged 12.2 assists per game, which ranked them 258th in college basketball.
Hawaii betting records this season
- ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 1-1-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
- O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 2-0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 7-1; Away: 0-1)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-1)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.4 (110th in nation) | 41.7 (101st) | 33.5 (146th) | 26.4 (ninth) | 11.6 (321st) | 11.7 (201st) |
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