UCSB vs. UC Irvine Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7

The UCSB Gauchos (15-8, 8-4 Big West) play the UC Irvine Anteaters (16-7, 9-2 Big West) on February 7, 2026 at The Thunderdome. The Anteaters are underdogs by a 1.5-point margin despite entering the matchup with a 6-4 record in their last 10 games. The over/under is set at 137.5 for the matchup.

UCSB is coming off of an 85-75 loss to UC Davis in its most recent outing on Thursday. In the losing effort, CJ Shaw paced UCSB with 18 points. UC Irvine came out on top in its most recent game 78-62 against CSU Bakersfield on Thursday. Kyle Evans scored a team-leading 16 points for UC Irvine in the win.

UCSB vs. UC Irvine Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, California
• Spread favorite: UCSB -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: UCSB -126
• Moneyline underdog: UC Irvine +105
• Over/Under: 137.5 points

How to watch UCSB vs. UC Irvine

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

• UCSB and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under (137.5 points) 18 times this season.
• A total of 14 of UC Irvine's games have ended with a combined score over 137.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.5 points per game, 19.0 points more than the point total of 137.5 for this game.
• This game's point total is 1.8 fewer points than the 139.3 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for UCSB's games is 151.4 points, 13.9 more than the total of 137.5 points set for this contest.
• UC Irvine's games have an average over/under of 144.4 points this season, 6.9 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: UCSB vs. UC Irvine

• In UCSB's 21 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Gauchos have an ATS record of 5-10 in their 15 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more so far this season.
• UC Irvine is 11-10-0 against the spread this season.
• This year, the Anteaters have an against-the-spread record of 3-1 in their four games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, UCSB is 6-3 against the spread and 7-2 overall.
• As a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home, UCSB is 5-3 ATS.
• Away from home, UC Irvine is 5-3 overall and 5-3 against the spread.
• This season UC Irvine is 3-2 ATS as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: UCSB vs. UC Irvine

• UCSB has entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won 10, or 66.7%, of those games.
• The Gauchos have entered 15 games this season favored by -126 or more and are 10-5 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.8% chance of a victory for UCSB.
• UC Irvine has been a moneyline underdog in four games this season and has come away with the win two times (50%) in those contests.
• This season, the Anteaters have been victorious one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UC Irvine has a 48.8% chance of walking away with the win.