UC San Diego vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Why UC San Diego is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Cal State Bakersfield will take on the favored UC San Diego in men's college basketball action at Icardo Center on Saturday, starting at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects UC San Diego as the most likely winner of the UC San Diego vs. Cal State Bakersfield game.

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

UC San Diego vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model gives UC San Diego a 76% chance of defeating Cal State Bakersfield. Our predicted final score has UC San Diego winning 79-71.

According to our model, Cal State Bakersfield (+8.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

UC San Diego vs. Cal State Bakersfield 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 San Diego vs. Cal State Bakersfield 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: