UCLA vs. UC Riverside Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 23

The UCLA Bruins (9-3) host the UC Riverside Highlanders (6-7) at Pauley Pavilion, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. The Bruins are 23.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.

UCLA came out on top in its last game 108-87 against Cal Poly on Friday. Skyy Clark totaled 30 points, two rebounds and two assists for UCLA. UC Riverside's most recent contest was a 92-78 loss to St. Thomas on Saturday. Osiris Grady's team-high 21 points paced UC Riverside in the loss.

UCLA vs. UC Riverside Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
• Spread favorite: UCLA -23.5
• Moneyline favorite: UCLA -7692
• Moneyline underdog: UC Riverside +2233
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

How to watch UCLA vs. UC Riverside

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: UCLA vs. UC Riverside

• This season, UCLA's games have gone over this matchup's 149.5-point over/under six times.
• Seven of UC Riverside's games have ended with a combined score over 149.5 points this season.
• The Bruins average 80.4 points per game against the Highlanders' 74.9, totaling 5.8 points over the contest's over/under of 149.5.
• These two teams surrender a combined 146.1 points per game, 3.4 less than this contest's over/under.
• UCLA has a 149.7 average over/under in its games this season, 0.2 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 2.2 points lower than the average over/under in UC Riverside's games this season (151.7 points).

Betting the Spread: UCLA vs. UC Riverside

• In UCLA's 12 games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
• This season, the Bruins have just two ATS wins in six games as a favorite of 23.5 points or more.
• UC Riverside has played 11 games, with seven wins against the spread.
• The Highlanders have been underdogs by 23.5 points or more one time this year and have not covered the spread once.
• UCLA is 8-0 overall, and 4-4 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 23.5-point favorite or greater, UCLA has two wins ATS (2-4).
• This year away from home, UC Riverside is 6-3 against the spread and 3-6 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: UCLA vs. UC Riverside

• UCLA has won nine of the 10 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bruins are undefeated in six games this season when favored by -7692 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from UCLA, based on the moneyline, is 98.7%.
• UC Riverside has been a moneyline underdog in eight games this season and has come away with the win three times (37.5%) in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have given the Highlanders the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +2233 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UC Riverside has a 4.3% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for UCLA vs. UC Riverside

• Pick ATS: UCLA (- 23.5)
• Pick OU: Under (149.5)
  
• Prediction: UCLA 90 - UC Riverside 57