Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara Prediction: UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/8/2025]

UC Santa Barbara will square off with Hawaii in college basketball action at The Thunderdome on Saturday, starting at 10:00PM ET.

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

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Hawaii-UC Santa Barbara game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that UC Santa Barbara is more likely to win, while Hawaii has a lower chance of victory."

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

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Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives UC Santa Barbara a 69% chance of defeating Hawaii. Our predicted final score has UC Santa Barbara winning 72-67.

According to our model, Hawaii (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 137.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara Odds

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

Bet Type	Hawaii	UC Santa Barbara
Spread	+5.5 (-108)	-5.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+205	-235
Total	o137.5 (-105)	u137.5 (-115)

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

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Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara matchup is on the over/under.

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Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between UC Santa Barbara and Hawaii at The Thunderdome is scheduled to begin at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara
• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: The Thunderdome

Dimers.com's full preview of Saturday's Hawaii vs. UC Santa Barbara matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict UC Santa Barbara, with a 69% win probability, will likely beat Hawaii on Saturday.

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