UC Irvine vs. UCSB Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The UC Irvine Anteaters (19-10, 12-5 Big West) take on the UCSB Gauchos (18-11, 11-7 Big West) as 3.5-point favorites on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The matchup has an over/under of 139.5 points.

In its last time out, UC Irvine won on Thursday 68-67 over CSU Northridge. In UC Irvine's win, Jurian Dixon led the way with a team-high 14 points (adding one rebound and four assists). In its last matchup on Thursday, UCSB claimed a 70-59 win over UC Riverside. Aidan Mahaney recorded 21 points, two rebounds and three assists for UCSB.

UC Irvine vs. UCSB Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Bren Events Center in Irvine, California
• Spread favorite: UC Irvine -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Irvine -192
• Moneyline underdog: UCSB +155
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

How to watch UC Irvine vs. UCSB

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

• A total of 16 of UC Irvine's games this season have gone over Saturday's total of 139.5 points.
• In UCSB's 27 games this season, 21 finished with more combined points than Saturday's total of 139.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 155.6 points per game, 16.1 points more than the over/under of 139.5 for this matchup.
• This game's total is 1.3 fewer points than the 140.8 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• UC Irvine has seen a 144.4 average over/under in its games this season, 4.9 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 12.5 points lower than the average over/under in UCSB's games this season of 152.0.

Betting the Spread: UC Irvine vs. UCSB

• UC Irvine is 14-13-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Anteaters have an ATS record of 7-7 in their 14 games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more.
• UCSB has played 27 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• The Gauchos have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more four times this year and have covered the spread twice.
• UC Irvine is 4-7 against the spread, and 7-4 overall, at home this year.
• UC Irvine is 3-5 ATS as a 3.5-point favorite or more at home.
• UCSB is 3-9 against the spread, and 5-7 overall, away from home.
• On the road, UCSB has one win ATS (1-7) as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Irvine vs. UCSB

• UC Irvine has won 14, or 66.7%, of the 21 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Anteaters have a record of 10-3, a 76.9% win rate, when favored by -192 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.8% chance of a victory for UC Irvine.
• UCSB has been victorious in three of the seven contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Gauchos have been a moneyline underdog of -192 or more three times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UCSB has a 39.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for UC Irvine vs. UCSB

• Pick ATS: UC Irvine (- 3.5)
• Pick OU: Over (139.5)
  
• Prediction: UC Irvine 80 - UCSB 68