The UC Riverside Highlanders (18-10, 11-5 Big West) visit the Cal Poly Mustangs (10-17, 4-11 Big West) in a matchup of Big West teams at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center, beginning at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The Highlanders are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup’s over/under is set at 161.5.

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UC Riverside vs. Cal Poly betting lines

• UC Riverside moneyline odds to win: -137
• Cal Poly moneyline odds to win: +115
• Spread: UC Riverside (-2.5)
• Total: 161.5

UC Riverside statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• UC Riverside has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered eight times in 12 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered nine times in 14 opportunities in road games.
• The Highlanders have gone over the total in a higher percentage of home games (66.7%) than games on the road (50%).
• In home games, UC Riverside has won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 9-1 (.900). When playing on the road, it is 1-1 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• The Highlanders’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, scoring 77.4 points per contest compared to the 73.5 they’ve averaged this season.
• UC Riverside has been more porous on defense as of late, giving up 72.5 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 72.4 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
• Over their past 10 outings, the Highlanders are making 0.7 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.7 compared to 9 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (37% compared to 34.1% season-long).

UC Riverside betting records this season

• ATS Record: 17-9-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 9-5-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 11-4-0)
• O-U-P: 15-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 7-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-8 (Home: 2-0; Away: 4-8)

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Cal Poly statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• In 2024-25 against the spread, Cal Poly has a lower winning percentage at home (.400, 4-6-0 record) than on the road (.467, 7-8-0).
• Mustangs games have finished above the over/under less often at home (four times out of 10) than away (11 of 15) this season.
• The Mustangs’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .333 (2-4), and away it is .231 (3-10).

Recent trends

• Over their previous 10 games, the Mustangs are averaging 75.6 points per contest, compared to their season average of 79.4.
• Cal Poly has played better defensively in its previous 10 games, giving up 78.7 points per contest, 4.6 fewer points than its season average of 83.3 allowed.
• In their previous 10 games, the Mustangs are sinking 10.5 treys per contest, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (10.8). They have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (34.9%) compared to their season average (34.4%).

Cal Poly betting records this season

• ATS Record: 11-14-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 7-8-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-10-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 9-10-0)
• O-U-P: 15-10-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 11-4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-14 (Home: 2-4; Away: 3-10)