UC Riverside vs. UC Irvine prediction: UC Irvine favored to win men’s college basketball matchup [12/4/2025]

UC Irvine and UC Riverside will lock horns in men’s college basketball action at Bren Events Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 10:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers’ advanced college basketball model predicts UC Irvine as the most likely winner of the UC Riverside vs. UC Irvine game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

UC Riverside vs. UC Irvine prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday’s NCAA basketball game between UC Riverside and UC Irvine 10,000 times as part of our men’s college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives UC Irvine a 91% chance of defeating UC Riverside. Our predicted final score has UC Irvine winning 79-64.

According to our model, UC Irvine (-13.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

UC Riverside vs. UC Irvine odds

We have sourced the best men’s college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
UC Riverside
UC Irvine

Spread
+13.5 (-110)
-13.5 (-110)

Moneyline
+725
-1100

Total
o142.5 (-105)
u142.5 (-112)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

UC Riverside vs. UC Irvine picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: