Hawaii takes on UC Irvine, looks for 7th straight win

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UC Irvine Anteaters (13-5, 7-1 Big West) at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (12-6, 6-2 Big West)

Honolulu; Sunday, 12 a.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Anteaters -10.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii comes into a matchup against UC Irvine as winners of six straight games.

The Rainbow Wahine have gone 8-2 at home. Hawaii has a 5-6 record against teams over .500.

The Anteaters are 7-1 in Big West play. UC Irvine is second in the Big West giving up 55.7 points while holding opponents to 37.2% shooting.

Hawaii makes 39.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than UC Irvine has allowed to its opponents (37.2%). UC Irvine averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than Hawaii gives up.

The Rainbow Wahine and Anteaters square off Sunday for the first time in Big West play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lily Wahinekapu is averaging 10.6 points for the Rainbow Wahine. Brooklyn Rewers is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.

Hunter Hernandez is averaging 13.6 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Anteaters. Deja Lee is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rainbow Wahine: 7-3, averaging 60.2 points, 33.1 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 48.4 points per game.

Anteaters: 8-2, averaging 61.7 points, 32.0 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.