The Aggies will try to cover the spread at UC Davis Pavilion on Saturday when they get a visit from the UC Irvine Anteaters in college basketball action.

Supporters of the Anteaters have watched them go 5-10 and 8-4-1 ATS on the year, while the Aggies are at 1-13 and 3-9-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Aggies are 3-9-1, while the Anteaters have a 7-6 mark.



View UC Irvine vs UC Davis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Aggies installed as 2.5-point underdogs in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 340 (Aggies) and the No. 114 (Anteaters) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 64-56 result in favor of the Anteaters has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Anteaters is ranked No. 34 in NCAA hoops at 39.1 per game. Contrast that with UC Davis’s No. 340 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, UC Davis is the No. 37-ranked team in the country at 8.3 per game, while UC Irvine rates No. 58 at 7.8 per game.

Defensively, UC Irvine features the nation's No. 146-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.7 points per game. UC Davis, meanwhile, comes in at No. 282 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, UC Irvine was a 73-69 Sportsbook on the road against Pacific. They covered the 4.5–point spread as underdogs. UC Irvine earned a 73-69 victory over Pacific on Thursday, getting 18 points from Michael Wilder at Spanos Center.

UC Davis was a 60-58 loser in their most recent outing at home against UC Riverside. They covered the 3.5–point spread as underdogs. The Aggies got 12 points from Ryan Howley, but it was UC Riverside that prevailed in a 60-58 final on Thursday at UC Davis Pavilion.


UC Irvine Anteaters Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cal Poly are 4-6
After playing Pacific are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

UC Davis Aggies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 1-5
Before playing Long Beach State are 3-7
After playing UC Riverside are 4-6
After a loss are 1-9

A few Anteaters at Aggies trends to consider:
UC Irvine is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against UC Davis
UC Irvine is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Davis's last 6 games
UC Davis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against UC Irvine
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UC Davis's last 8 games when playing UC Irvine
UC Davis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing UC Irvine


Next up:
UC Irvine home to Cal Poly, Thursday, January 12
UC Davis at Long Beach State, Thursday, January 12