Cal Poly vs UC Riverside Prediction, Picks & Odds | 13 Mar 2025

There’s a generous line of -3.5 when it comes to UC Riverside in their meeting with Cal Poly. The -114 that they cover the spread has plenty of juice and our prediction is it will happen.

Cal Poly Mustangs won their previous game 86-76. This was a road victory against UC Davis Aggies.

UC Riverside Highlanders won last time out by a 64-59 scoreline. It was on the road against Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was Cal Poly who came out on top when they last played UC Riverside. A 112-100 (OT) win was recorded. In the past 10 H2H meetings, UC Riverside have won nine.

NCAAB	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Cal Poly	9-16	2028	2151	-123	4-7	5-9	2L
UC Riverside	8-17	1804	1954	-150	5-5	3-12	3L

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Cal Poly vs UC Riverside Prediction & Picks

It’s time to go for UC Riverside against the spread, especially with an attractive -3.5 line at -114. Our pick is that the favorites can achieve a comfortable win in this college contest.

Our college basketball predictions are always well-researched and it starts with a combination of team news and form guide. Once we have a clear idea of what might happen, we match up the latest data.

Key Cal Poly vs UC Riverside stats:

• The -3.5 line has been covered by UCR in all of their last 5 games at home.
• The -3.5 line has been covered by UCR in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The -3.5 line has been covered by UCR in 5 consecutive games at home.
• The +3.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cal Poly in 14 of their last 20 games on the road.
• The +3.5 line hasn’t been covered by Cal Poly in 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -3.5 line has been covered by UCR in 8 of their last 10 games against Cal Poly.

UC Riverside -3.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 53.2% chance of landing a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. It's therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

UC Riverside -3.5 @ -114 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Cal Poly 76 - 82 UC Riverside

There’s the chance to back UC Riverside in lots of different ways and this includes predicting the correct winning score. We’ll go for a 82-76 victory in their favor.

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Cal Poly vs UC Riverside Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With a 68% chance of securing victory, UC Riverside are favorites for this college game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -208. Cal Poly are the underdogs at +172 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

4.5 is the spread and 163.5 is the total points line. The Totals offers basketball fans an alternative way of getting involved. There’s the chance to back Under 163.5 at -110.

UC Riverside are -175 should you want to back the betting favorites in the Race to 20 points. Cal Poly can be wagered at +125 to get to the 20-point mark first.

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Moneyline

Cal Poly

+172

UCR

-208

Point Spread

Cal Poly +4.5

-102

UCR -4.5

-120

Total Points

Under 163.5

-110

Over 163.5

-110

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Cal Poly Stats

UC Riverside Stats

Moneyline

• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 2 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 165.70 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 176.30 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 160.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
• Over 160.5 on the Road: Covered in 9 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 78.90 pts and allowed 86.80 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 84.80 pts and allowed 91.50 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 146.50 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 148.90 pts in the previous 10 home games
• Over 160.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
• Over 160.5 at Home: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 67.70 pts and allowed 78.80 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 75.40 pts and allowed 73.50 pts in the last 10 home games

NCAAB Table Select Season 2025/20262024/20252023/20242022/20232021/20222020/20212019/2020

Big West	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Hawaii	16-5	1693	1402	291	13-1	3-4	1W
UC Irvine	16-8	1858	1624	234	9-4	7-4	1L
UCSB	16-8	1904	1742	162	11-2	5-6	1W
UC San Diego	16-8	1854	1709	145	9-5	7-3	1W
UC Davis	15-9	1903	1809	94	11-3	4-6	3W
Cal State Northridge	15-10	2048	1994	54	11-1	4-9	4W
Cal State Fullerton	12-13	2095	2055	40	9-4	3-9	2W
Cal Poly	9-16	2028	2151	-123	4-7	5-9	2L
Long Beach State	8-16	1792	1845	-53	7-5	1-11	5L
UC Riverside	8-17	1804	1954	-150	5-5	3-12	3L
CSU Bakersfield	8-17	1801	1991	-190	6-7	2-10	8L

• Overall = Overall Wins-Losses
• PF = Total Points For
• PA = Total Points Against
• N. Pts = Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Away = Away Record
• Strk = Current Streak

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