UC San Diego vs. UC Riverside prediction: UC San Diego favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

UC Riverside will face the favored UC San Diego in men's college basketball action at SRC Arena on Saturday, commencing at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects UC San Diego as the most likely winner of the UC San Diego vs. UC Riverside game.

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

UC San Diego vs. UC Riverside prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives UC San Diego an 81% chance of defeating UC Riverside. Our predicted final score has UC San Diego winning 79-69.

According to our model, UC Riverside (+10.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

UC San Diego vs. UC Riverside 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. UC Riverside picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: