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

Cal State Fullerton will take on the favored UC Santa Barbara in men's college basketball action at Titan Gym on New Year's Day, starting at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts UC Santa Barbara as the most likely winner of the UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton 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 Fullerton prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives UC Santa Barbara a 56% chance of defeating Cal State Fullerton. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 79-77.

According to our model, Cal State Fullerton (+5.5) has a 67% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 158.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton 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 Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: