Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara Prediction: UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/9/2025]

UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Bakersfield will meet in college basketball action at The Thunderdome on Thursday, starting at 10:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects UC Santa Barbara as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Cal State Bakersfield-UC Santa Barbara game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast UC Santa Barbara with a win probability of 81% and Cal State Bakersfield with 19%."

For a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara predictions page.

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Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball matchup between UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Bakersfield at The Thunderdome is scheduled to commence at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara
• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: The Thunderdome
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Thursday's Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

Before making any Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara picks, be sure to check out the latest college basketball predictions and betting advice from Dimers Pro.

Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives UC Santa Barbara an 81% chance of beating Cal State Bakersfield. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 74-65.

According to our model, UC Santa Barbara (-8.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 136.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Cal State Bakersfield	UC Santa Barbara
Spread	+8.5 (-118)	-8.5 (-104)
Moneyline	+295	-350
Total	o136.5 (-110)	u136.5 (-108)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Santa Barbara matchup is on the moneyline.

Our expert predictions, matched against the best odds, reveal the best college basketball picks for every game throughout the season.

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Conclusion

We predict UC Santa Barbara, with an 81% win probability, will likely beat Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday.

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