Men’s college basketball action continues on New Year’s Day at 5:00 PM ET as the favored UC Irvine locks horns with Cal State Bakersfield in men’s college basketball action at Icardo Center.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers’ advanced college basketball model predicts UC Irvine as the most likely winner of the UC Irvine vs. Cal State Bakersfield game.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

UC Irvine vs. Cal State Bakersfield prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday’s NCAA basketball matchup between UC Irvine and Cal State Bakersfield 10,000 times as part of our men’s college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives UC Irvine an 83% chance of beating Cal State Bakersfield. Our predicted final score has UC Irvine winning 78-67.

According to our model, Cal State Bakersfield (+11.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 143.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

 

UC Irvine vs. Cal State Bakersfield odds

We have sourced the best men’s college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
UC Irvine
Cal State Bakersfield

Spread
-11.5 (-110)
+11.5 (-110)

Moneyline
-700
+580

Total
o143.5 (-110)
u143.5 (-110)

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

UC Irvine vs. Cal State Bakersfield picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: