Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 6

The Cal Poly Mustangs (5-5, 1-0 Big West) host the UC Riverside Highlanders (4-5, 0-1 Big West) at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The Highlanders are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is 161.5.

Their last time out, Cal Poly won on Thursday 94-91 against CSU Fullerton. In Cal Poly's win, Peter Bandelj led the way with a team-high 37 points (adding five rebounds and three assists). UC Riverside enters this matchup on the heels of a 73-60 loss to UC Irvine on Thursday. Marqui Worthy scored a team-leading 26 points for UC Riverside in the loss.

Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Robert A. Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California
• Spread favorite: Cal Poly -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cal Poly -216
• Moneyline underdog: UC Riverside +178
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside

• This season, Cal Poly and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 161.5 points five times.
• There has not been a UC Riverside game this season with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 161.5.
• The Mustangs average 82.7 points per game against the Highlanders' 73.3, totaling 5.5 points under the game's point total of 161.5.
• These two teams surrender a combined 158.5 points per game, 3.0 less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, Cal Poly has had a 168.8-point over/under in its games this season, 7.3 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• UC Riverside's games have an average over/under of 145.8 points this season, 15.7 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside

• In Cal Poly's eight games this season, it has four wins against the spread.
• In UC Riverside's eight games this year, it has five wins against the spread.
• This season, the Highlanders have an ATS record of 3-1 in their four games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more.
• This season on the road, UC Riverside is 4-2 against the spread and 2-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside

• Cal Poly lost the only game it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Mustangs have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -216.
• The implied probability of a win from Cal Poly, based on the moneyline, is 68.4%.
• UC Riverside has won in two of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Highlanders have been victorious one time in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +178 or longer on the moneyline.
• UC Riverside has an implied victory probability of 36% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.