Who’s Playing
Cal Poly Mustangs @ UC Irvine Anteaters
Current Records: Cal Poly 6-13, UC Irvine 16-2
How To Watch
What to Know
Mustangs fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Saturday as the odds are decidedly against them. They and the UC Irvine Anteaters will face off in a Big West battle at 10:00 p.m. ET at Bren Events Center. The Mustangs are staggering into the matchup hobbled by six consecutive losses, while the Anteaters will skip in buoyed by six consecutive wins.
The experts predicted Cal Poly would be headed in after a win, but UC Davis made sure that didn’t happen. Cal Poly took a 65-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of UC Davis on Thursday. The contest marked the Mustangs’ lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, UC Irvine made easy work of CS Fullerton on Thursday and carried off an 82-62 victory. For those keeping track at home, that’s the biggest win the Anteaters have posted against the Titans since February 1, 2020.
Cal Poly’s defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for UC Irvine, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
While only Cal Poly took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. Looking forward, UC Irvine is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 15.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last six times they’ve played.
Cal Poly opened the new year with a less-than-successful 98-89 loss to UC Irvine. Can Cal Poly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
UC Irvine is a big 15.5-point favorite against Cal Poly, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 15.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 151.5 points.
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Series History
UC Irvine has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Cal Poly.
- Jan 02, 2025 – UC Irvine 98 vs. Cal Poly 89
- Mar 07, 2024 – UC Irvine 82 vs. Cal Poly 68
- Feb 01, 2024 – UC Irvine 73 vs. Cal Poly 59
- Feb 20, 2023 – UC Irvine 59 vs. Cal Poly 56
- Feb 09, 2023 – UC Irvine 55 vs. Cal Poly 54
- Mar 03, 2022 – Cal Poly 65 vs. UC Irvine 54
- Jan 29, 2022 – UC Irvine 72 vs. Cal Poly 48
- Mar 11, 2021 – UC Irvine 58 vs. Cal Poly 51
- Jan 23, 2021 – UC Irvine 67 vs. Cal Poly 44
- Jan 22, 2021 – UC Irvine 68 vs. Cal Poly 49
