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UC-Irvine Anteaters (15-6) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (4-17)
The college betting action heats up on Thursday, thanks to this great battle in the Big West Conference at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California, and you can get the best UC-Irvine vs. Cal Poly pick and odds here.
This is the first meeting between the teams this season. The Anteaters won both games last season and have won nine of the last 10 overall. UC-Irvine enters as a 14.5-point favorite with the total set at 130.5.
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The UC-Irvine Anteaters (15-6, 12-8-0 ATS) defeated CSUN on Saturday, 77-72. That moved the Anteaters to 8-1 in the conference and they are 4-6 on the road (6-4-0 ATS). UC-Irvine is 89th according to Bart Torvik and 77th in the KenPom rankings.
The contest with CSUN was tied at the half, but the Anteaters stepped up their shooting, hitting 51.9% after the break and were 11-15 from the free-throw line. UC-Irvine finished 17-25 from the charity stripe overall, continuing a familiar pattern, as this team is 82nd in free-throw percentage (74.0%) to go alon g with 70th in field-goal percentage (46.8%).
Point 2?0? for the redshirt senior! pic.twitter.com/IqqzPQL24V
— UCI Men's Basketball (@UCImbb) January 28, 2024
Justin Hohn had 22 points, and Dean Keeler had the first double-double of his college career, recording 12 points and 14 rebounds. Keeler had averaging just 4.9 rebounds and 6.2 points per contest, but stepped up his performance here. UC-Irvine is 172nd in points per 100 possessions (106.1) and 20th in points allowed per 100 possessions (95.6).
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