UNI Panthers vs UC Irvine Anteaters Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNI Panthers vs UC Irvine Anteaters

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA

TV: ESPN+

Bren Events Center is the site where the UC Irvine Anteaters (3-2) will take on the UNI Panthers (4-0) on Saturday.

The UNI Panthers faced off with Northern Illinois and went home with a win by a final score of 70-57 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 15 and Northern Illinois had 23 fouls. They also made 8 out of their 20 shots from 3-point range. Northern Illinois finished 68.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Northern Illinois collected 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Northern Illinois earned 11 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, UNI allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the field on 19 of 47 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 11 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Panthers buried 16 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. UNI walked away from the contest with a 54.5% FG percentage (24 of 44) and knocked down 6 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Tristan Smith is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He was able to score 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played for 25 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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UNI steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-0 so far this year. They turn it over 10.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UNI is pulling down 30.3 boards per game and has totaled 63 assists for the season, which is 252nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are shooting 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (32 of 88) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.8 pts per game (284th in college hoops) while hitting 50.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers have forced 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They concede 24.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 6th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (56.5). The Panthers are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.8% (80 of 206) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 28th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 39 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the UC Irvine Anteaters went home defeated by a final of 79-72 when they played Utah Valley. Concerning cleaning up the glass, UC Irvine permitted Utah Valley to get 38 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.9% from three-point range by going 6 of 14 and ended up going 11 out of 25 from the charity stripe (44.0%). The Anteaters permitted Utah Valley to bury 31 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Anteaters finished shooting 25 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, UC Irvine knocked down 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a clip of 76.2%. Utah Valley earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Anteaters to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Anteaters collected 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game.

Jurian Dixon ended up being a major contributor for the Anteaters in this matchup. He scored 18 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the game. He buried 6 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 46.2%, and earned 5 rebounds.

UC Irvine has a win-loss mark of 3-2 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Anteaters are connecting on 51.2% from the floor, which is 33rd in the country. UC Irvine has totaled 467 pts on the year (93.4 per contest) and they pull in 46.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.2 times per game (1st in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. The Anteaters commit 17.6 fouls every game and they hit 66.4% from the free throw line.

The Anteaters are ranked 69th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 66.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.1% from the floor (22nd in the nation). The UC Irvine defense surrenders 30.3% on three-point shots (33 of 109) and opponents are making 61.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.6 dimes and 36.4 total rebounds per game, which is 152nd and 238th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNI

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