California Baptist vs. Abilene Christian prediction: Why Abilene Christian is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET as California Baptist squares off with Abilene Christian in men's college basketball action at Moody Coliseum.

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

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

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

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Abilene Christian a 59% chance of defeating California Baptist. Our predicted final score has Abilene Christian winning 69-67.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and California Baptist and Abilene Christian each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 139.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

California Baptist vs. Abilene Christian 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.

California Baptist vs. Abilene Christian 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: