UCSD vs. UC Riverside Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 10

The UCSD Tritons (12-4, 2-2 Big West) square off against the UC Riverside Highlanders (6-10, 1-3 Big West) as 9.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 149.5 for the matchup.

UCSD heads into this contest after an 88-71 loss to CSU Fullerton on Thursday. In UCSD's loss, Bol Dengdit led the way with a team-high 15 points (adding five rebounds and two assists). UC Riverside enters this game on the heels of a 67-66 loss to CSU Bakersfield on Thursday. Marqui Worthy scored 19 points in UC Riverside's loss, leading the team.

UCSD vs. UC Riverside Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: SRC Arena in Riverside, California
• Spread favorite: UCSD -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: UCSD -495
• Moneyline underdog: UC Riverside +375
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

How to watch UCSD vs. UC Riverside

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: UCSD vs. UC Riverside

• This season, UCSD and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 149.5 points nine times.
• There have been eight UC Riverside games that finished with a combined score higher than 149.5 points this season.
• The Tritons average 80.9 points per game against the Highlanders' 71.9, amounting to 3.3 points over the game's point total of 149.5.
• The 149.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 0.2 more than the 149.5-point over/under in this contest.
• UCSD has seen a 152.5 average over/under in its games this season, 3.0 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• UC Riverside's games have an average over/under of 150.0 points this season, 0.5 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: UCSD vs. UC Riverside

• UCSD has played 14 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• This season, the Tritons are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 9.5 points or more (in three chances).
• UC Riverside is 8-6-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Highlanders have an ATS record of 3-3 in their six games as an underdog of 9.5 points or more.
• UC Riverside has covered the spread once at home, and is 1-2 overall there, this year.
• UCSD has two wins against the spread, and are 3-2 overall, on the road.
• UCSD is winless ATS (0-1) as 9.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: UCSD vs. UC Riverside

• UCSD has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won eight (72.7%) of those contests.
• The Tritons have a record of 1-2 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -495 on the moneyline.
• UCSD has a 83.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• UC Riverside has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (27.3%) in those games.
• The Highlanders have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UC Riverside has a 21.1% chance of pulling out a win.