UC Irvine vs Hawaii 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (13-8) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (12-7)
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: UC Irvine Anteaters -5.5 / Hawaii Rainbow Warriors +5.5; Over/Under: -124.5
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The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors and UC Irvine Anteaters meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Bren Events Center. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors look for a win after splitting their last six games. The UC Irvine Anteaters look to build on their six-game winning streak.
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are averaging 71.1 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 64.8 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Noel Coleman is averaging 15.3 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Bernardo da Silva is averaging 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. Jerome Desrosiers is the third double-digit scorer and Junior Madut is dishing 2.2 assists. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The UC Irvine Anteaters are averaging 65.7 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 58.6 points on 37.6 percent shooting. Collin Welp is averaging 14.2 points and 1.7 assists, while Dawson Baker is averaging 10.2 points and 2.3 rebounds. DJ Davis is dishing 1.8 assists and Justin Hohn is grabbing 3 rebounds. The UC Irvine Anteaters are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The UC Irvine Anteaters are allowing 25.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.
The Rainbow Warriors are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Anteaters are 27-11-2 ATS in their last 40 home games and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The under is 13-3 in Rainbow Warriors last 16 overall. The under is 5-1 in Anteaters last 6 overall. The home team is 5-1-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors are a feisty bunch that has been competitive in every game this season and has proven they can win on the road. However, the UC Irvine Anteaters have been a buzz saw at home this season, where they win by an average of 21.3 points and allow just 35 percent shooting from the field. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk with UC Irvine.
