California vs. UNC prediction: North Carolina favored to win women's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

UNC and California will lock horns in the women's college basketball at Carmichael Arena on New Year's Day, starting at 12:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' new women's basketball model projects North Carolina as the most likely winner of the California vs. UNC game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

California vs. UNC prediction: Who will win?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's women's basketball game between California and UNC 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives North Carolina a 92% chance of defeating California.

According to our model, the over/under total of 131.5 points has a 58% chance of staying under.

California vs. UNC odds

We have sourced the best women'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 vs. UNC 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: