UC Irvine vs. Hawaii Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big West Tournament

The No. 1 seed UC Irvine Anteaters (23-10, 15-5 Big West) and the No. 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (23-8, 14-6 Big West) will meet to determine the Big West conference champion on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, live on ESPN2. UC Irvine holds the advantage, as sportsbooks favor the by 1.5 points to claim the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5 points.

In its last time out, UC Irvine won on Friday 93-78 against CSU Northridge. In the win, Derin Saran led UC Irvine with 23 points. Hawaii's most recent outing on Friday ended in a 78-63 victory against CSU Fullerton. Isaac Johnson scored 19 points in Hawaii's win, leading the team.

UC Irvine vs. Hawaii Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada
• Spread favorite: UC Irvine -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Irvine -121
• Moneyline underdog: Hawaii -101
• Over/Under: 142.5 points

How to watch UC Irvine vs. Hawaii

• TV Channel: ESPN2
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Betting the Over/Under: UC Irvine vs. Hawaii

• This season, UC Irvine and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 142.5 points 16 times.
• A total of 19 of Hawaii's games have ended with a combined score over 142.5 points this season.
• The Anteaters average 77.8 points per game against the Rainbow Warriors' 79.9, totaling 15.2 points over the game's total of 142.5.
• This game's total is 4.2 fewer points than the 138.3 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, UC Irvine has seen a 146.2-point over/under in its games this season, 3.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 7.3 points separates the average over/under in Hawaii's games (149.8 points) and this matchup's over/under (142.5).

Betting the Spread: UC Irvine vs. Hawaii

• UC Irvine has 18 wins against the spread in 31 games this season.
• So far this season, the Anteaters have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more 25 times and are 14-11 ATS in those matchups.
• Hawaii has 12 wins against the spread in 29 games this season.
• This year, the Rainbow Warriors have just one against the spread win in three games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, UC Irvine is 10-4 overall and 7-7 against the spread.
• At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or more, UC Irvine is 7-7 ATS.
• Hawaii is 6-5 overall, and 5-6 against the spread, in away games.
• This year, as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road, Hawaii is 4-4 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Irvine vs. Hawaii

• This season, UC Irvine has been moneyline favorites 25 times and won 18, or 72%, of those games.
• The Anteaters have a record of 18-7, a 72% win rate, when favored by -121 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from UC Irvine, based on the moneyline, is 54.8%.
• Hawaii has been named as the moneyline underdog three times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Rainbow Warriors have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of -101 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Hawaii has a 50.2% chance of walking away with the win.