Idaho vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Why Idaho is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/23/2025]

Cal State Bakersfield will square off with the favored Idaho in men's college basketball action at Icardo Center on Tuesday, starting at 5:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Idaho as the most likely winner of the Idaho vs. Cal State Bakersfield game.

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

Idaho vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between Idaho and Cal State Bakersfield 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Idaho a 64% chance of defeating Cal State Bakersfield. Our predicted final score has Idaho winning 78-74.

According to our model, Cal State Bakersfield (+5.5) has a 61% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 152.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

Idaho vs. Cal State Bakersfield 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.

Idaho vs. Cal State Bakersfield picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: