Northwestern State vs. California prediction: Why California is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/13/2025]

California will face Northwestern State in men's college basketball action at Haas Pavilion on Saturday, beginning at 5:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts California as the most likely winner of the Northwestern State vs. California game.

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

Northwestern State vs. California prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Northwestern State and California 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives California a 96% chance of beating Northwestern State. Our predicted final score has California winning 84-64.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Northwestern State and California each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 145.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

Northwestern State vs. California 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.

Northwestern State vs. California 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: