Hawaii Warriors vs UC San Diego Tritons Prediction, 1/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hawaii Warriors vs UC San Diego Tritons

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: LionTree Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

LionTree Arena is the location where the UC San Diego Tritons (11-2) will compete against the Hawaii Warriors (10-2) on Saturday.

The Hawaii Warriors played UTEP and notched a win by a score of 66-61 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Warriors left the arena with 8 and UTEP finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 22 tries from distance. UTEP finished shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by converting 5 of 10 attempts. Moreover, UTEP had 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UTEP dished out 9 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Hawaii allowed 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for this contest while creating 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Hawaii wrapped up the contest with a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 of 52) and buried 6 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Harry Rouhliadeff is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played for 35 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Hawaii will take the court with a record of 10-2 on the season. They have an average of 80.4 points per game (120th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Warriors are shooting 30.9% on 3-point shots (83 of 269) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Hawaii is snagging 41.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 169 dimes on the year, which ranks 309th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 27.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 10th in college in points per game allowed (63.1). The Warriors are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 37.7% (268 of 710) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 1st in college in giving up assists with 101 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the UC San Diego Tritons got the victory with a final of 85-62 when they played Stanton. The Tritons were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this contest. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. Stanton earned 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Tritons to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to bury 16 of those for a percentage of 64.0%. With regard to three-point shots, UC San Diego buried 13 of their 38 attempts (34.2%). When the game finished, the Tritons walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Tritons permitted Stanton to knock down 22 out of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.1% in this matchup. They finished shooting 47.1% from distance by going 8 of 17 and finished the game at 10 of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, UC San Diego permitted Stanton to snag 28 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Leo Beath pitched in for the Tritons in this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

UC San Diego has a win-loss record of 11-2 this year. The Tritons are responsible for committing 14.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (97th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per game. UC San Diego has totaled 1,076 pts on the year (82.8 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Tritons are hitting on 49.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 39th in the nation.

The UC San Diego defense gives up 33.7% on 3-point shots (114 of 338) and their opponents are converting on 68.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.7 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which ranks them 135th and 174th in those categories. The Tritons defensively are ranked 118th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (126th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hawaii

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