UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 3

The UC Irvine Anteaters (10-5, 3-0 Big West) face the CSU Fullerton Titans (6-9, 1-2 Big West) as 4.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 161.5 points.

UC Irvine won its most recent matchup 81-77 against CSU Bakersfield on Thursday. Jurian Dixon's team-leading 26 points led UC Irvine in the victory. CSU Fullerton's last outing on Thursday ended in a 95-84 victory against UCSB. Jefferson Monegro's team-high 25 points paced CSU Fullerton in the victory.

UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Titan Gym in Fullerton, California
• Spread favorite: UC Irvine -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Irvine -200
• Moneyline underdog: CSU Fullerton +164
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

How to watch UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton

• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Check out the rest of our Dunkel Index NCAA Basketball Picks!

Betting the Over/Under: UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton

• This season, UC Irvine's games have not gone over this game's 161.5-point total.
• In CSU Fullerton's 13 games this season, nine finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 161.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 166.7 points per game, 5.2 points more than the total of 161.5 for this matchup.
• This matchup's over/under is 7.5 fewer points than the 154 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for UC Irvine's games is 145.6 points, 15.9 fewer than the over/under of 161.5 set for this contest.
• CSU Fullerton's games have an average over/under of 175.1 points this season, 13.6 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton

• UC Irvine has played 13 games, with five wins against the spread.
• The Anteaters have been favored by 4.5 points or more six times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• In CSU Fullerton's 13 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This year, the Titans have an ATS record of 7-4 in their 11 games as an underdog of 4.5 points or more.
• CSU Fullerton has covered the spread twice at home, and is 2-2 overall there, this year.
• UC Irvine is 2-1 overall, with only one win against the spread, in away games.
• UC Irvine is winless ATS (0-1) away from home as 4.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Irvine vs. CSU Fullerton

• UC Irvine has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won seven (63.6%) of those contests.
• The Anteaters have a record of 5-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -200 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UC Irvine has a 66.7% chance to win.
• CSU Fullerton has won in four, or 33.3%, of the 12 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Titans have been victorious two times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +164 or longer on the moneyline.
• CSU Fullerton has an implied victory probability of 37.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.