San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara prediction: UC Santa Barbara favored to win men's college basketball matchup [11/8/2025]

UC Santa Barbara and San Jose State will meet in men's college basketball action at The Thunderdome on Saturday, with tipoff at 4:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts UC Santa Barbara as the most likely winner of the San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara game.

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

San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between San Jose State and UC Santa Barbara 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives UC Santa Barbara an 81% chance of beating San Jose State. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 78-68.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and San Jose State and UC Santa Barbara each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

San Jose State 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.

San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara 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 men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 146.5 total points.

San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball matchup between UC Santa Barbara and San Jose State at The Thunderdome is scheduled to start at 4:00PM ET.

• Who: San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara
• Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
• Time: 4:00PM ET/1:00PM PT
• Venue: The Thunderdome

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Conclusion

We predict UC Santa Barbara, with an 81% win probability, will likely beat San Jose State on Saturday.

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