UMBC vs. Bucknell prediction: Bucknell favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/6/2025]

Bucknell will face UMBC in men's college basketball action at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday, beginning at 12:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Bucknell as the most likely winner of the UMBC vs. Bucknell game.

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

UMBC vs. Bucknell prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between UMBC and Bucknell 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Bucknell a 63% chance of defeating UMBC. Our predicted final score has Bucknell winning 74-71.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and UMBC and Bucknell each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 145.5 points also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

UMBC vs. Bucknell 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.

UMBC vs. Bucknell 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: