UC Irvine vs. UC Santa Barbara prediction: UC Santa Barbara favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/7/2026]

UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine will lock horns in men's college basketball action at The Thunderdome on Saturday, with tipoff at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives UC Santa Barbara a slight edge with a 54% win probability over UC Irvine.

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

UC Irvine vs. UC Santa Barbara 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 Irvine and UC Santa Barbara 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives UC Santa Barbara a 54% chance of defeating UC Irvine. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 71-70.

According to our model, UC Irvine (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 141.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

UC Irvine 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.

UC Irvine 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is UC Irvine +1.5 at the spread.

UC Irvine vs. UC Santa Barbara game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball action between UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine at The Thunderdome is scheduled to start at 10:00 PM ET.

• Who: UC Irvine vs. UC Santa Barbara
• Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
• Time: 10:00 PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: The Thunderdome

Conclusion

We predict UC Santa Barbara, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat UC Irvine on Saturday.

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