UC Riverside vs. CSU Bakersfield Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 19

In a game featuring a pair of the coldest squads in college basketball, the UC Riverside Highlanders (8-19, 3-12 Big West) are favored by 5.5 points against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-18, 2-12 Big West) at SRC Arena on February 19, 2026. The Highlanders have dropped five in a row, and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. The Roadrunners have lost nine straight, and are 1-9 in their past 10. The matchup has an over/under of 150.5.

In its most recent game on Saturday, UC Riverside suffered a 72-66 loss to UCSD. In the loss, Andrew Henderson paced UC Riverside with 21 points. CSU Bakersfield fell in its most recent matchup 89-74 against Hawaii on Thursday. CSU Bakersfield got a team-best 23 points from AJ George in the loss.

UC Riverside vs. CSU Bakersfield Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: SRC Arena in Riverside, California
• Spread favorite: UC Riverside -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Riverside -300
• Moneyline underdog: CSU Bakersfield +240
• Over/Under: 150.5 points

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

• UC Riverside and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (150.5 points) 10 times this season.
• A total of 11 of CSU Bakersfield's games have finished with a combined score higher than 150.5 points this season.
• The point total for the matchup of 150.5 is 6.5 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Highlanders (71.9 points per game) and the Roadrunners (72.1 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 7.5 less than the 158 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• UC Riverside has seen a 149.7 average over/under in its games this season, 0.8 less than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 1.7 points lower than the average over/under in CSU Bakersfield's games this season (152.2 points).

Betting the Spread: UC Riverside vs. CSU Bakersfield

• Against the spread, UC Riverside is 14-11-0 this year.
• Against the spread, CSU Bakersfield is 9-15-0 this season.
• This season, the Roadrunners have an ATS record of 8-10 in their 18 games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more.
• UC Riverside is 4-5 against the spread, and 3-6 overall, at home this season.
• This season in away games, CSU Bakersfield is 5-7 against the spread and 2-10 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Riverside vs. CSU Bakersfield

• This season, UC Riverside has won one out of the three games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Highlanders have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -300 moneyline set for this game.
• The implied probability of a win from UC Riverside, based on the moneyline, is 75%.
• CSU Bakersfield has been victorious in three, or 15%, of the 20 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Roadrunners have been victorious three times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +240 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies CSU Bakersfield has a 29.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.