Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo vs UC Riverside Picks and Prediction – 3/14/2025

The Cal Poly Mustangs will stay Nevada Thursday with a Big West conference tournament match up against UC Riverside. Cal Poly comes into Thursday with 15 wins and 18 losses on the year, following their victory against UC Davis Thursday night.The Mustangs average 81.7 points on 45.9% shooting from the floor this season but scored 86 points Wednesday night. Defensively Cal Poly has been below average giving up 82.7 per game overall this season. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Cal Poly was a better team on Wednesday scoring 86 points on 55.6% unit for the floor and knocked on 11 triples in the game. The Mustangs held UC Davis to just 76 points on 50% shooting from the floor. Cal Poly pulled in 29 rebounds and 416 turnovers in the win. Owen Koonce led the way for the Calpoly offense with 18 points on 13 shots.

The UC Riverside Highlanders come into their Big West tournament quarterfinal matchup Thursday night with 21 wins and 11 losses overall have one for the last five including three in a row after five point victory in their last outing. Last time out the Highlanders did the work scoring 64 points on 39.3% shooting for the floor knockdown six triples in the game. Defensively UC Riverside was fantastic giving up 59 points on 35% shooting on the floor. The Highlanders also won the rebounding battle by three and forced nine turnovers in the game.

Barrington Harness leads the UC Riverside offense this season, averaging 20.6 points and four assists per game. Isaiah Moses is second on the team averaging 11.6 points and Kaleb Smith chips in a third best 11.1 points per game. Nate Pickens is the fourth player on the team and double digits this season everything 10 points and just over 27 minutes per game. Joel Armotrading average is 5.9 points and leads the team pulling in 6.7 rebounds per game.

Cal Poly comes into this game red hot but the Highlanders are the better team. Look for UC Riverside to do the work on both sides of the ball leading to the win. Take UC Riverside Thursday to do enough to get the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, UC Riverside Highlanders win and cover 75-63.