Cal Poly at UC Irvine 03/14/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The Cal Poly Mustangs come into Friday for a Big West Conference tournament semifinal matchup against UC Irvine. Cal Poly has sixteen wins and 18 losses this season but ride a long winning streak into Friday following a 13 point victory against UC Riverside in their last outing. The Mustangs offense averages 81.8 points on 46.2% shooting from the floor this season but scored more than 90 points in their most recent victory. Defensively Cal Poly has been bad allowing 82.5 points per game through 34 games played this year. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Offensively Cal Poly did the job in their last outing scoring 96 points on 47.5% shooting from the floor and knocked down 18 triples in the game. Defensively the Mustangs were the better team giving up 83 points on 45.3% shooting from the floor. Cal Poly won the rebounding battle by 10 and forced 11 turnovers in the game. Owen Koonce led the show for the Cal Poly offense with 20 points on 10 shots.

The UC Irvine Anteaters come into Friday one game back of the Big West Conference lead with 27 wins and five losses riding a long winning streak. The Anteaters offense averages 75.7 points on 45.5% shooting from the floor. Defensively UC Irvine has been top tier holding holds a 65.6 points per game overall this season despite being up 88 points last time out.

The UC Irvine Anteaters did the job in their last game on the offensive side, scoring 97 points on 56.7% shooting from the floor. UC Irvine also won the rebounding battle and forced 14 turnovers in the game. Defensively, UC Irvine had some issues, giving out 88 points on 52.5% shooting from the floor.

The Anteaters are far and away the better team in this game and it will show Friday. Take Irvine to do the work on both sides of the ball in this game leading to the win. The Anteaters will get it done Friday leading to the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, UC Irvine Anteaters win and cover 75-62.