Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist prediction: Why California Baptist is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [3/5/2026]

California Baptist and Abilene Christian will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects California Baptist as the most likely winner of the Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Abilene Christian and California Baptist 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives California Baptist an 85% chance of beating Abilene Christian. Our predicted final score has California Baptist winning 73-63.

According to our model, California Baptist (-9.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 137.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Abilene Christian	California Baptist
Spread	+9.5 (-112)	-9.5 (-102)
Moneyline	+410	-475
Total	o137.5 (-105)	u137.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	California Baptist -9.5	-102
Moneyline	California Baptist	-475
Total	Over 137.5	-105

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is California Baptist -9.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball action between California Baptist and Abilene Christian at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center is scheduled to commence at 10:00 PM ET.

• Who: Abilene Christian vs. California Baptist
• Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
• Time: 10:00 PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center

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Conclusion

We predict California Baptist, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat Abilene Christian on Thursday.

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