Santa Clara vs. San Diego Prediction: Santa Clara Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/2/2025]

San Diego will take on the favored Santa Clara in college basketball action at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Thursday, beginning at 10:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced 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-San Diego 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 87% and San Diego with 13%."

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Santa Clara vs. San Diego predictions page.

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Santa Clara vs. San Diego Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball action between San Diego and Santa Clara at Jenny Craig Pavilion is scheduled to commence at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: Santa Clara vs. San Diego
• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: Jenny Craig Pavilion
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

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

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Santa Clara vs. San Diego 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 Santa Clara and San Diego 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Santa Clara an 87% chance of defeating San Diego. Our predicted final score has Santa Clara winning 81-69.

According to our model, San Diego (+13.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 152.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Santa Clara vs. San Diego Odds

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

Bet Type	Santa Clara	San Diego
Spread	-13.5 (-102)	+13.5 (-115)
Moneyline	-1000	+750
Total	o152.5 (-108)	u152.5 (-110)

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

Santa Clara vs. San Diego Picks

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

Our expert predictions, aligned with the latest odds, reveal the best college basketball picks for every game throughout the season.

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Conclusion

We predict Santa Clara, with an 87% win probability, will likely beat San Diego on Thursday.

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