Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Thursday when the CS Fullerton Titans try to run the UC Irvine Anteaters off the court at Titan Gym in college hoops action.

The Titans are 10-6 so far on the season, and 7-4 ATS vs. the number. The Anteaters, meanwhile, are 9-9 and 7-9 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen CS Fullerton go 4-3 and the Anteaters go 4-6 on the totals.



View UC Irvine vs CS Fullerton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
CS Fullerton opened as 5.5-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook total as well at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Titans rated this week at No. 279 and the Anteaters sitting at No. 30. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 83-79 result in favor of the Titans.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and CS Fullerton has the nation's No. 3-rated offensive output, at 83.9 PPG. The visiting Anteaters defense ranks No. 122 allowing on average 64.1 PPG. The Titans FG% has averaged 50.3% so far, more than the Anteaters marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.9% per game.

Defensively, UC Irvine features the nation's No. 142-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.7 points per game. CS Fullerton, meanwhile, comes in at No. 5 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for UC Irvine, they were a 79-69 Sportsbook as they battled CS Northridge at home. They covered in the match as a 6-point favorite. Daman Starring scored 14 points leading the Anteaters to a 79-69 victory over CS Northridge at Bren Events Center on Saturday.

CS Fullerton was a 71-69 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against UC Riverside. They failed to cover the 15-point spread as favorites. The Titans got 19 points from Sammy Yeager as CS Fullerton ran past UC Riverside 71-69 on Saturday at Titan Gym.


UC Irvine Anteaters Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing UC Riverside are 5-5
After playing CS Northridge are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

CS Fullerton Titans Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Long Beach State are 6-4
After playing UC Riverside are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few Anteaters at Titans trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UC Irvine's last 7 games when playing on the road against CS Fullerton
UC Irvine is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against CS Fullerton
UC Irvine is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
UC Irvine is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games on the road
CS Fullerton is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games at home
CS Fullerton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of CS Fullerton's last 5 games when playing UC Irvine
CS Fullerton is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against UC Irvine


Next up:
UC Irvine at UC Riverside, Saturday, January 19
CS Fullerton home to Long Beach State, Saturday, January 19