Hawaii vs. UC Riverside prediction: Hawaii favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

UC Riverside will square off with the favored Hawaii in men's college basketball action at SRC Arena on New Year's Day, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Hawaii as the most likely winner of the Hawaii vs. UC Riverside game.

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

Hawaii vs. UC Riverside prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Hawaii and UC Riverside 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Hawaii a 76% chance of beating UC Riverside. Our predicted final score has Hawaii winning 78-70.

According to our model, UC Riverside (+8.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 150.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Hawaii vs. UC Riverside 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.

Hawaii vs. UC Riverside 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: