UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Why UC Santa Barbara is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 9:30 PM ET as the favored UC Santa Barbara locks horns with Cal State Bakersfield in men's college basketball action at Icardo Center.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts UC Santa Barbara as the most likely winner of the UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Bakersfield game.

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

UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Bakersfield 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives UC Santa Barbara a 73% chance of defeating Cal State Bakersfield. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 76-70.

According to our model, UC Santa Barbara (-6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 145.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Bakersfield 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 Santa Barbara 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: