UC Irvine Anteaters vs Utah Valley Wolverines Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Irvine Anteaters vs Utah Valley Wolverines

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: UCCU Center in Orem, UT

TV: ESPN+

The UC Irvine Anteaters (3-1) are headed to UCCU Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Utah Valley Wolverines (2-2).

The UC Irvine Anteaters played Weber State and went home with a win by a final score of 79-70 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Anteaters ended up with 20 and Weber State racked up 24 personal fouls. They buried 3 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Weber State walked away from this one shooting 70.8% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Weber State snagged 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Weber State earned 12 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. With respect to defending, UC Irvine allowed their opponent to shoot 35.2% from the floor on 25 of 71 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Anteaters made 26 of 38 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. UC Irvine ended the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 of 56) and converted 3 of their 13 three-point attempts.

Jurian Dixon is a player who had an impact for this game. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 32 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 53.8% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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UC Irvine enters this one with a record of 3-1 this season. They have an average of 98.8 points per contest (11th in the nation) while hitting 53.7% from the floor. The Anteaters are shooting 32.8% on three-point attempts (22 of 67) and 64.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, UC Irvine is pulling down 49.5 boards per contest and has 101 assists on the campaign, which ranks 3rd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Anteaters are forcing 16.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are 92nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 relinquished this season. The Anteaters defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 32.7% (89 of 272) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 28.4% on shots from downtown while they are 39th in college hoops in opponents PPG (62.8).

In their last game, the Utah Valley Wolverines went home defeated by a final of 75-74 when they faced Fresno State. Concerning team rebounding, Utah Valley permitted Fresno State to get 24 in total (3 offensive). They finished 47.1% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Wolverines permitted Fresno State to make 26 of 46 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 56.5% in this contest. In all, the Wolverines finished 26 out of 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Utah Valley buried 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a clip of 53.6%. Fresno State was called for 24 fouls in the game which took the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. The Wolverines pulled down 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 24 in the matchup.

Hayden Welling was important for the Wolverines in this game. He made 6 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 2 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game.

Utah Valley has a win-loss mark of 2-2 so far this year. The Wolverines have committed 20.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per contest (14th in the country) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. Utah Valley has accumulated 358 pts so far this season (89.5 per contest) and they grab 38.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wolverines are connecting on 54.3% from the field, which is 9th in D-1.

The Wolverines are ranked 97th in the nation in PPG given up with 67.8. They are able to force 15.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (75th in college hoops). The Utah Valley defense surrenders 34.8% on 3-pointers (31 of 89) and their opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.8 dimes and 29.5 boards per game, which is ranked 118th and 35th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Irvine

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