Southern University vs. California Baptist prediction: Why California Baptist is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/16/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 10:00 PM ET as Southern University looks to defy the odds against California Baptist in men's college basketball action at Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects California Baptist as the most likely winner of the Southern University vs. California Baptist game.

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

Southern University vs. California Baptist prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Southern University and California Baptist 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives California Baptist an 88% chance of defeating Southern University. Our predicted final score has California Baptist winning 81-68.

According to our model, California Baptist (-12.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 154.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Southern University vs. California Baptist 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.

Southern University vs. California Baptist 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: