Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara prediction: Hawaii favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

UC Santa Barbara will take on Hawaii in men's college basketball action at The Thunderdome on Saturday, starting at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Hawaii as the most likely winner of the Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara game.

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

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

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

Our famous predictive model gives Hawaii a 55% chance of beating UC Santa Barbara. Our predicted final score has Hawaii winning 72-71.

According to our model, UC Santa Barbara (+2.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 143.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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: