UC Santa Barbara vs. Utah Valley prediction: Utah Valley favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/13/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 2:00PM ET as UC Santa Barbara locks horns with Utah Valley in men's college basketball action at Delta Center.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Utah Valley as the most likely winner of the UC Santa Barbara vs. Utah Valley game.

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

UC Santa Barbara vs. Utah Valley prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Utah Valley a 72% chance of defeating UC Santa Barbara. Our predicted final score has Utah Valley winning 78-72.

According to our model, Utah Valley (-5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 147.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

UC Santa Barbara vs. Utah Valley 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. Utah Valley 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: