UC Davis vs. Cal Poly prediction: Why UC Davis is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Cal Poly and UC Davis are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center on Saturday, with tipoff at 5:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts UC Davis as the most likely winner of the UC Davis vs. Cal Poly game.

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

UC Davis vs. Cal Poly prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between UC Davis and Cal Poly 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives UC Davis a 56% chance of defeating Cal Poly. Our predicted final score has UC Davis winning 83-81.

According to our model, UC Davis (-1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 168.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

UC Davis vs. Cal Poly odds

We have sourced 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.

UC Davis vs. Cal Poly 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: