CSU Fullerton vs Cal Irvine Prediction 2/14/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Cal State Fullerton Titans and the UC Irvine Anteaters meet Saturday in college basketball action from Bren Events Center. Here’s a CSU Fullerton vs UC Irvine prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best CSU Fullerton vs UC Irvinepick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

CSU Fullerton Titans Betting Preview

The Titans were only able to go 5-7 over their first dozen games. The next quartet contained losses to Oklahoma State, SMU and UC Irvine. CSU Fullerton posted a 4-3 run over the next seven games, beating UC San Diego, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State and Cal Poly. Cal State Fullerton was able to beat UC Riverside and CSU Bakersfield after that, giving the team a 12-13 run over the first 25 games.

On Thursday versus Long Beach State the Titans were down by seven points at the break 48-41. Cal State Fullerton made a comeback bid in the second half however, hitting a 45-34 run on the way to a nice victory on the road 86-82. Joshua Ward put up 22 points with seven assists and five rebounds in the victory while Bryce Cofield added 18 points with seven rebounds.

UC Irvine Anteaters Betting Preview

Over on the UC Irvine side, they started out at just 3-4 overall, then hit a very nice 9-1 run after that. The victories in that time were versus South Dakota State, San Jose State, UC Riverside, CSU Northridge, North Dakota State, Norfolk State, CSU Bakersfield, CSU Fullerton and Long Beach State. After that came a pair of defeats versus Hawaii and UC Davis, then wins over UC Riverside, UC San Diego, Hawaii and CSUB before a loss to UC Santa Barbara.

Matched up against Cal Poly on Thursday, the Anteaters were looking great at halftime on a 42-29 advantage. UC Irvine was blasted 50-31 in the second half however, leading to a tough loss on the road 79-73 in the end. Derian Saran posted 19 points with five rebounds and three assists while Jurian Dixon had 19 points with one rebound in 34 minutes of work in the losing effort.

Cal State Fullerton Titans @ UC Irvine Anteaters Betting Trends: February 14, 2026

Why the UC Irvine Anteaters will win

• UC Irvine has won 20 of its last 21 Saturday home games against the Big West Conference.
• Cal State Fullerton has lost each of its last nine Saturday night games against Conference opponents.
• UC Irvine has won the first half in seven of its last eight games against Conference opponents at Bren Events Center.

Why the Cal State Fullerton Titans will win

• Cal State Fullerton has won five of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

CSU Fullerton vs UC Irvine Prediction

I’ll lean toward UC Irvine. The Anteaters had an ugly second half in their loss to Cal Poly this week, eventually shooting just 37.1 percent from the field with a 43-37 rebounding disadvantage. UC Irvine’s most damaging stat, however, was the 17 turnovers in a sloppy overall game (the Mustangs had 21 turnovers of their own). The Anteaters have lost consecutive games now, but they’ve scored 73 or more points in four straight.

In the last meeting between these teams back on January 3, the Anteaters pulled off a nice blowout victory on the road 86-64. In that one UC Irvine shot an excellent 56.1 percent from the field with 45.8 percent (11-of-19) from outside while giving up just 32.8 percent on defense. UC Irvine had a 40-26 rebounding edge and a 40-12 advantage on points in the paint, but also hit just 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the line and had 13 turnovers. This one may not be such a blowout, but the Anteaters should still be in the driver’s seat for the home rematch.

Andrew Jett's Pick: UC Irvine Anteaters -7.5