California Baptist vs. Utah Valley prediction: Utah Valley favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/19/2026]

Utah Valley will square off with California Baptist in men's college basketball action at UCCU Center on Thursday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Utah Valley as the most likely winner of the California Baptist vs. Utah Valley game.

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

California Baptist vs. Utah Valley prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives Utah Valley a 79% chance of beating California Baptist. Our predicted final score has Utah Valley winning 76-68.

According to our model, California Baptist (+8.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

California Baptist vs. Utah Valley 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. Utah Valley 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: