Columbia vs. California prediction: Why California is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/21/2025]

California and Columbia will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Haas Pavilion on Sunday, with tipoff at 5:00 PM ET.

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

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

Columbia vs. California prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives California a 76% chance of beating Columbia. Our predicted final score has California winning 78-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Columbia and California each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Columbia vs. California 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.

Columbia vs. California 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: