UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The UC Irvine Anteaters (11-5, 4-0 Big West) host the Long Beach State Beach (5-10, 1-2 Big West) at Bren Events Center, beginning at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Beach are 9.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.

Last time out, UC Irvine won on Saturday 86-64 against CSU Fullerton. Derin Saran scored a team-leading 16 points for UC Irvine in the win. Long Beach State enters this contest on the heels of a 74-66 win against Cal Poly on Saturday. Petar Majstorovic scored 25 points in Long Beach State's victory, leading the team.

UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Bren Events Center in Irvine, California
• Spread favorite: UC Irvine -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Irvine -671
• Moneyline underdog: Long Beach State +470
• Over/Under: 141.5 points

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• TV Channel: Spectrum Sports
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Betting the Over/Under: UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State

• UC Irvine and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (141.5 points) eight times this season.
• This season, 10 of Long Beach State's games have ended with a combined score higher than 141.5 points.
• The Anteaters average 78.9 points per game against the Beach's 74.9, totaling 12.3 points over the game's total of 141.5.
• This game's over/under is 2.8 fewer points than the 144.3 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• UC Irvine has seen a 145.9 average over/under in its games this season, 4.4 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Long Beach State's games have an average over/under of 152.3 points this season, 10.8 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State

• In UC Irvine's 14 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Anteaters have been favored by 9.5 points or more five times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• In Long Beach State's 13 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Beach are 4-1 ATS when underdogs by 9.5 points or more this season.
• UC Irvine has covered the spread once at home, and is 3-3 overall there, this season.
• UC Irvine has one win ATS (1-2) as a 9.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Long Beach State is 0-7 overall, and 4-3 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State

• UC Irvine has won eight, or 66.7%, of the 12 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Anteaters have played as a favorite of -671 or more once this season and won that game.
• The implied probability of a win from UC Irvine, based on the moneyline, is 87%.
• Long Beach State has been a moneyline underdog in 11 games this season and has come away with the win one time (9.1%) in those contests.
• This season, the Beach have been a moneyline underdog of -671 or more four times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Long Beach State has a 17.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.