UC Irvine Anteaters vs Hawaii Warriors Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Irvine Anteaters vs Hawaii Warriors

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI

TV: ESPN+

Stan Sheriff Center is where the Hawaii Warriors (11-3) will attempt to defeat the UC Irvine Anteaters (11-5) on Saturday.

The UC Irvine Anteaters took the court against CSU Fullerton and went home with a win by a final score of 86-64 in their last game. UC Irvine ended having earned a 56.1% field goal percentage (32 of 57) and made 11 of their 24 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Anteaters made 11 of 19 tries for a percentage of 57.9%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to the defense, UC Irvine allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the field on 22 of 67 shooting. CSU Fullerton totaled 15 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, CSU Fullerton pulled down 26 boards (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. CSU Fullerton finished shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 12 attempts. They converted 11 of their 30 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Anteaters ended up with 14 while CSU Fullerton recorded 13 personal fouls.

Derin Saran is one player who was a major factor in this game. He went 58.3% from the field and totaled 6 assists. He played 29 mins played and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He finished with 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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UC Irvine enters this one with a record of 11-5 on the season. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, UC Irvine is snagging 40.3 boards per game and has accumulated 281 dimes on the season, which is 28th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Anteaters are shooting 35.2% on three-point attempts (102 of 290) and 66.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.9 points per game (140th in the nation) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Anteaters are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 fouls. They surrender 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 45th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.9). The Anteaters defense is giving up a FG percentage of 37.5% (379 of 1,011) and they relinquish 37.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 111th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 190 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Hawaii Warriors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-73 when they played UC-San Diego. The Warriors corralled 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. UC-San Diego earned 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Warriors to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.2%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Hawaii converted 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished the game shooting 25 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.2%. The Warriors allowed UC-San Diego to make 31 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4% in this game. They finished the game shooting 32.0% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 25 and ended up shooting 13 of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Hawaii permitted UC-San Diego to snag 30 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Harry Rouhliadeff was important for the Warriors for the contest. He made 6 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Hawaii has a win-loss record of 11-3 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 93rd in the nation. Hawaii has scored 1,126 points for the year (80.4 per game) and they snag 40.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per game (136th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest. The Warriors have committed 17.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 10th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 63.2. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the floor (14th in D-1). The Hawaii defense allows 27.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (73 of 268) and opponents are making 65.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 8.8 dimes and 30.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 2nd and 27th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Irvine

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