UC Santa Barbara vs. UC San Diego Prediction: UC San Diego Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/23/2025]

UC San Diego will face UC Santa Barbara in college basketball action at LionTree Arena on Thursday, commencing at 10:00PM ET.

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

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

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast UC San Diego with a win probability of 85% and UC Santa Barbara with 15%."

For further insights into Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive UC Santa Barbara vs. UC San Diego predictions page.

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

Thursday's college basketball action between UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara at LionTree Arena is scheduled to begin at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: UC Santa Barbara vs. UC San Diego
• Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: LionTree Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

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

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives UC San Diego an 85% chance of defeating UC Santa Barbara. Our predicted final score has UC San Diego winning 74-64.

According to our model, UC San Diego (-10) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 137.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

UC Santa Barbara vs. UC San Diego Odds

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

Bet Type	UC Santa Barbara	UC San Diego
Spread	+10 (-112)	-10 (-108)
Moneyline	+400	-520
Total	o137.5 (-105)	u137.5 (-110)

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

UC Santa Barbara vs. UC San Diego Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's UC Santa Barbara vs. UC San Diego matchup is on the spread.

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 San Diego, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat UC Santa Barbara on Thursday.

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