CSU Bakersfield vs. UC Riverside Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (7-9, 1-3 Big West) host the UC Riverside Highlanders (6-9, 1-2 Big West) at Icardo Center, tipping off at 9:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Highlanders are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 151.5 points.

In its most recent outing on Saturday, CSU Bakersfield secured an 81-79 win over UC Davis. In the win, Jaden Alexander paced CSU Bakersfield with 35 points. UC Riverside dropped its most recent game 88-45 against Hawaii on Thursday. Marqui Worthy scored a team-leading 14 points for UC Riverside in the loss.

CSU Bakersfield vs. UC Riverside Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California
• Spread favorite: CSU Bakersfield -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: CSU Bakersfield -170
• Moneyline underdog: UC Riverside +141
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: CSU Bakersfield vs. UC Riverside

• CSU Bakersfield and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total (151.5 points) six times this season.
• This season, six games UC Riverside has played finished with a combined score over 151.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 145.9 points per game, 5.6 points fewer than the total of 151.5 for this contest.
• These two teams surrender a combined 156.8 points per game, 5.3 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average over/under for CSU Bakersfield's games is 151.5 points, matching the over/under of 151.5 for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 0.4 points higher than the average over/under in UC Riverside's games this season of 151.1.

Betting the Spread: CSU Bakersfield vs. UC Riverside

• Against the spread, CSU Bakersfield is 6-8-0 this season.
• This season, the Roadrunners have one ATS win in two games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more.
• UC Riverside is 7-6-0 against the spread this year.
• The Highlanders are 5-5 ATS when underdogs by 3.5 points or more this year.
• At home this season, CSU Bakersfield is 3-3 overall and 3-3 against the spread.
• At home, as a 3.5-point favorite or more, CSU Bakersfield has one win ATS (1-1).
• UC Riverside is 3-7 overall, and 6-4 against the spread, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: CSU Bakersfield vs. UC Riverside

• CSU Bakersfield has won two of the three games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Roadrunners have played as a favorite of -170 or more twice this season and won both games.
• The implied probability of a win from CSU Bakersfield, based on the moneyline, is 63%.
• UC Riverside has been victorious in three of the 10 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Highlanders have come away with a win two times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +141 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UC Riverside has a 41.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.