UC Riverside vs. Denver Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 7

The UC Riverside Highlanders (1-0) host the Denver Pioneers (0-1) at SRC Arena, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The Pioneers are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is 154.5 in the matchup.

UC Riverside is coming off of a 110-47 win against La Verne in its last outing on Monday. Tony Duckett scored a team-leading 21 points for UC Riverside in the victory. Denver's most recent game was a 75-68 loss to Wisconsin on Monday. Carson Johnson's team-high 27 points paced Denver in the losing effort.

UC Riverside vs. Denver Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: SRC Arena in Riverside, California
• Spread favorite: UC Riverside -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Riverside -130
• Moneyline underdog: Denver +106
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UC Riverside vs. Denver

• Of 30 games last season, UC Riverside had 11 with more than 154.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total.
• Denver's games went over 154.5 total points scored in 22 of 29 matchups last season.
• The Highlanders and the Pioneers combined to average 1.2 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 154.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 160.7 points per game last season, 6.2 more than the point total for this game.
• The average point total in UC Riverside's games last year was 3.7 fewer points than the total of 154.5 in this matchup.
• Denver's games in 2025 averaged a total of 165.6 points, 11.1 more than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: UC Riverside vs. Denver

• UC Riverside won 16 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 14 times.
• The Highlanders covered the spread twice when favored by 2.5 points or more last season (in three opportunities).
• Denver put together a 17-11-1 record against the spread last year.
• The Pioneers were an underdog by 2.5 points or more 16 times last year, and covered the spread in 11 of those matchups.
• At home last year, UC Riverside was 5-7 overall and 6-6 against the spread.
• At home last year, UC Riverside had two wins ATS (2-1) as a 2.5-point favorite or greater.
• Denver was 11-5-1 against the spread, and 6-11 overall, in away games last season.
• Denver had one win ATS (1-1) as a 2.5-point underdog or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Riverside vs. Denver

• UC Riverside won 50% of the games last season in which it was favored on the moneyline (2-2).
• In games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter, the Highlanders went 2-1 (66.7%).
• UC Riverside has a 56.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Denver was an underdog 17 times last season and won seven, or 41.2%, of those games.
• The Pioneers entered 16 games last season as an underdog by +106 or more and were 6-10 in those contests.
• Denver has a 48.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.