Cleveland State vs. UAB prediction: UAB favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/17/2025]

UAB and Cleveland State will meet in men's college basketball action at Bartow Arena on Wednesday, with tipoff at 7:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts UAB as the most likely winner of the Cleveland State vs. UAB game.

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

Cleveland State vs. UAB prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Cleveland State and UAB 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives UAB a 95% chance of defeating Cleveland State. Our predicted final score has UAB winning 90-69.

According to our model, UAB (-18.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 160.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Cleveland State vs. UAB odds

We have sourced 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.

Cleveland State vs. UAB 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: