UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara prediction: UC Santa Barbara favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET as UC Davis squares off with UC Santa Barbara in men's college basketball action at The Thunderdome.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts UC Santa Barbara as the most likely winner of the UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara game.

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

UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between UC Davis 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 a 67% chance of defeating UC Davis. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 76-72.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 147.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara 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. UC Santa Barbara 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: