Cal Poly vs UC Irvine Expert Betting Advice
Sportsmemo college basketball analyst Kyle Kargel gives his Cal Poly vs UC Irvine expert prediction with UC Irvine sitting first place going 12-3 in conference play with Cal Poly sitting at the bottom going 1-15 against Big West Conference foes this season.
UC Irvine averages over 16 more points per game than Cal Poly on the college basketball season so far.
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Betting Odds For Cal Poly vs UC Irvine
Monday, February 20 | Big West Conference Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Cal Poly Mustangs -11.5 vs UC Irvine Anteaters |
Total: | 130.5 Points |
Game Time: | 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT |
Arena: | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, CA (Odds by DraftKings) |
TV: | ESPN+ |
Cal Poly vs UC Irvine Betting Analysis
The best and worst in the Big West Conference go at it tonight as UC Irvine heads to take on Cal Poly who have lost a whopping 15-straight games outright!
As bad as the Mustangs have been, they only took a 55-54 loss at UC Irvine 11 days ago when listed as 13.5-point road underdogs. They’ll be 10.5-point home underdogs tonight against an Anteaters team who have won 4-straight outright, but only covered in two of them.
The total is listed around 130 with UC Irvine alternating overs and under in their last nine games in which their last game went over. Let’s dig further to see where we can find some valuable betting info before tip off.
UC Irvine Aims For 20 Wins
Out of 11 Big West Conference teams, UC Irvine plays at the second fastest adjusted tempo, rank second in offensive adjusted efficiency and third in adjusted defensive efficiency.
They’re first in the conference at limiting turnovers however had 15 in a 78-76 win against UC Davis over the weekend.
Guard tandem Dawson Baker and DJ Davis lead this team combining for 30 ppg on the season with big men Bent Leuchten and Devin Tillis holding it down inside combining for over 12 rebounds per game and shooting 54% from the field.
Where the Anteaters struggle is allowing opponents to get to the free throw line. They’re 9th in conference play in free throw attempts allowed per game. This is something Cal Poly could take advantage of if they want to keep this game within single digits.
Cal Poly Can’t Score
Cal Poly is basically in free fall mode not winning one game in 2023 yet. They’re dead last in conference play in adjusted offensive efficiency and limiting turnovers on the offensive end.
They’ve failed to score more than 62 points in eight straight games and play at the second lowest adjusted tempo of any Big West team in conference play.
The one thing they do well is limiting opponent offensive rebounds ranking 2nd in conference play. In the Anteaters one point win over the Mustangs they limited UC Irvine to only five offensive rebounds while snatching 10 themselves.
As stated before, scoring is not Cal Poly’s strong suit with only Alimamy Koroma the only player averaging double digit scoring per game for the Mustangs (10.2 ppg).
Chance Hunter is another player who could potentially score in double figures for this one but if his 3-point shot is off, forget about it.
Cal Poly vs UC Irvine Expert Prediction
I don’t trust Cal Poly enough to put up points but I do see UC Irvine being able to pick up a double digit win here and cover the 11-point spread.
There isn’t a sign of Cal Poly improving in sight and I believe UC Irvine does enough to push the pace and keep the Mustangs off their game. I forecast a final score around 73-57 with the Anteaters picking up a road win.
Prediction: UC Irvine Anteaters -11
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