Arizona vs. UCF prediction: Arizona favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

UCF will square off with the favored Arizona in men's college basketball action at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday, starting at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Arizona as the most likely winner of the Arizona vs. UCF game.

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

Arizona vs. UCF prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Arizona and UCF 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Arizona a 77% chance of defeating UCF. Our predicted final score has Arizona winning 84-75.

According to our model, UCF (+9.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 165.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Arizona vs. UCF odds

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

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

Arizona vs. UCF picks and best bet

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