The 2025 NIT championship game matchup is set, with UC Irvine facing Chattanooga for the title on Thursday night. UC Irvine set a school record for wins in a season (32) after beating North Texas in the first semifinal. Chattanooga has been an underdog in all four of its wins, including an 80-73 win over Loyola Chicago in the second semifinal. 

Tip-off from historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, is set for 9 p.m. ET. The Anteaters are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 145.5. UC Irvine is the -170 money line favorite. Before making any Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine picks, you won't want to miss the college basketball predictions from red-hot college basketball expert Bruce Marshall.

For years, the Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members.

Marshall enters this week on a 102-73-1 roll (+2084) over his last 176 college basketball picks. Anybody who's followed his picks could be WAY UP!

For Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine, Marshall is leaning Over on the total, and he also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see these picks before locking in any NIT picks of your own.

So who wins Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine, and which side of the spread should you back? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine spread you need to jump on, all from a red-hot college basketball expert that is on a 102-73-1 (+2084) run over his last 176 college hoops picks!