Santa Clara vs. Portland Prediction: Santa Clara Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/6/2025]

Portland will square off with the favored Santa Clara in college basketball action at Chiles Center on Thursday, beginning at 10:00PM ET.

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

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Santa Clara-Portland game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Santa Clara with a win probability of 89% and Portland with 11%."

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 Santa Clara vs. Portland predictions page.

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Santa Clara vs. Portland Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Santa Clara and Portland 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Santa Clara an 89% chance of defeating Portland. Our predicted final score has Santa Clara winning 83-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Santa Clara and Portland each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 153.5 points also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Santa Clara vs. Portland Odds

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

Bet Type	Santa Clara	Portland
Spread	-14.5 (-102)	+14.5 (-118)
Moneyline	-1200	+800
Total	o153.5 (-110)	u153.5 (-110)

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

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Santa Clara vs. Portland Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Santa Clara vs. Portland matchup is on the moneyline.

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Santa Clara vs. Portland Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball game between Portland and Santa Clara at Chiles Center is scheduled to begin at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: Santa Clara vs. Portland
• Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: Chiles Center

Dimers.com's full preview of Thursday's Santa Clara vs. Portland matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Santa Clara, with an 89% win probability, will likely beat Portland on Thursday.

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