UC Riverside vs UC Irvine Picks and Prediction – 1/5/2025

The UC Riverside Highlanders will be on the road Saturday with a game in Irvine, CA against UC Irvine. UC Riverside is having a strong season coming into Saturday with ten wins through 15 games played having won four of the last five including a 2 point overtime victory last time out. Offensively the Highlanders are scoring the ball well this season averaging 72.5 yes on 41.9% shooting on the floor and have averaged 82 points during their last two outings. Defensively the Highlanders have been solid allowing 71.5 points per game overall and have given up an average of 79.5 points per game during their last two despite picking up the wins. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Barrington Hargress leads UC Riverside this season averaging 19.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. Kaleb Smith is second on the team averaging 11.7 points and Isaiah Moses ships in 10.5 points per game. Joel Armotrading averages 6.7 points to go along with the team leading 6.7 rebounds.

The UC Irvine Anteaters return home Saturday with twelve wins through 14 games played having won two of the last three following an 8 point road victory in their last outing. Offensively the Anteaters are scoring the ball well this season averaging 24.8 points on 45.4% should for the floor. Defensively UC Irvine is strong as well holding opponents to 64.9 points per game after giving up 63 last time out.

Benet Leuchten leads the UC Irvine offense this season averaging 15.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Devin Hillis is averaging 13.7 points, while Myles Che averages 10.2 points per game. Justin Hohn averages 11.6 points and leads UC Irvine this year averaging 3.5 assists per game.

Both teams come into Saturday playing well but Irvine has the edge. The Anteaters are better on both sides of the ball and have the home crowd behind them. Take UC Irvine Saturday to do the work leading to the win and cover at home. Final Score Prediction, UC Irvine Anteaters win and cover 74-62.