Maryland vs. UCLA prediction: UCLA favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

UCLA and Maryland will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts UCLA as the most likely winner of the Maryland vs. UCLA game.

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

Maryland vs. UCLA prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our famous predictive model gives UCLA an 87% chance of defeating Maryland. Our predicted final score has UCLA winning 79-67.

According to our model, Maryland (+13.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 147.5-point over/under has a 56% chance of going over.

Maryland vs. UCLA 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.

Maryland vs. UCLA picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: