Cal Riverside at Cal Irvine

The Big West Conference has three unbeaten teams in conference play, and a pair of those will meet tonight at UC Irvine, which will host UC Riverside. UC Irvine is 12-2 on the season, but there are still some question marks on this team. Basketball has shifted to the 3-point line, and it is tough to be ultra-competitive without the three being an integral part of the offense. Irvine makes just six per contest on 17 attempts. That will make getting margin on other good teams a lot more challenging. UC Riverside has fared well vs. good rebounding teams as they are 15-3 ATS in their last 18 games vs. a team that out-rebounds their opponents by four or more a game and 16-3 ATS in their last 19 vs. an opponent that has a scoring margin of +4 or better. Make the play on UC Riverside.