Chattanooga Mocs vs UC Irvine Anteaters Prediction, 4/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs UC Irvine Anteaters

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Chattanooga (+3)

The Chattanooga Mocs (27-9) are traveling to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will compete against the UC Irvine Anteaters (31-6) in the NIT Championship. UC Irvine opens as 3-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 146.

The Chattanooga Mocs took the court against Loyola and took home the win by a score of 80-73 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Mocs ended up finishing with 15 while Loyola recorded 13 fouls. They buried 9 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. Loyola finished 82.4% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 17 tries. Moreover, Loyola had 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Loyola earned 18 assists and had 3 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Chattanooga let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 25 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in this game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Mocs buried 7 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Chattanooga wrapped up the game with a 52.5% FG percentage (32 of 61) and converted 9 of their 21 shots from downtown.

Trey Bonham is a guy who came through in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up with 23 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Chattanooga steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 27-9 for the campaign. They have an average of 79.6 pts per contest (44th in Division 1) while going 48.1% from the floor. The Mocs are hitting 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (349 of 964) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chattanooga is collecting 33.2 boards per game and has 611 assists for the season, which is 8th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.1 times per game and as a team are committing 15.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mocs are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.2 fouls. They currently rank 223rd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 448 relinquished on the year. The Mocs are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (918 of 2,100) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.7% from beyond the arc while they are 203rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.6).

When they last played, the UC Irvine Anteaters walked away with a victory by a final of 69-67 when they faced North Texas. In reference to how they attacked the glass, UC Irvine permitted North Texas to pull down 31 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 38.9% from 3-point land by going 7 of 18 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Anteaters permitted North Texas to convert 24 of 70 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 34.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Anteaters shot 24 for 49 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, UC Irvine converted 9 of their 18 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.6%. North Texas committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Anteaters to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed it up 17 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Anteaters collected 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the game.

Devin Tillis ended up having an impact for the Anteaters for the contest. He totaled 16 points in his 35 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and earned 11 rebounds.

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UC Irvine has a record of 31-6 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Anteaters are shooting 45.3% from the field, which ranks them 144th in Division 1. UC Irvine has totaled 2,809 points this year (75.9 per contest) and they pull in 38.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per contest (53rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. The Anteaters commit 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 80.3% from the free throw line.

The UC Irvine defense concedes 33.7% on 3-pointers (286 of 848) and opponents are making 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.5 dimes and 34.4 boards per game, which ranks 209th and 188th in those defensive categories. The Anteaters on the defensive end are ranked 38th in the country in points allowed per game with 66.5. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (12th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chattanooga (+3)

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