Hawaii vs. UC San Diego prediction: UC San Diego favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/3/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 10:00 PM ET as Hawaii locks horns with UC San Diego in men's college basketball action at LionTree Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts UC San Diego as the most likely winner of the Hawaii vs. UC San Diego game.

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

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

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Hawaii and UC San Diego 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives UC San Diego a 63% chance of beating Hawaii. Our predicted final score has UC San Diego winning 76-72.

According to our model, UC San Diego (-2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 147.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Hawaii vs. UC San Diego 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 San Diego 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:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is UC San Diego -2.5 at the spread.

Hawaii vs. UC San Diego game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball game between UC San Diego and Hawaii at LionTree Arena is scheduled to start at 10:00 PM ET.

• Who: Hawaii vs. UC San Diego
• Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026
• Time: 10:00 PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: LionTree Arena

Conclusion

We predict UC San Diego, with a 63% win probability, will likely beat Hawaii on Saturday.

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