UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego prediction: UC San Diego favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/14/2026]

UC San Diego and UC Riverside will lock horns in men's college basketball action at LionTree Arena on Saturday, with tipoff at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts UC San Diego as the most likely winner of the UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between UC Riverside and UC San Diego 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

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

According to our model, UC San Diego (-11.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 147.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego odds

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

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

UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego picks and best bet

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

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 147.5 total points.

UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball action between UC San Diego and UC Riverside at LionTree Arena is scheduled to commence at 10:00 PM ET.

• Who: UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego
• Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
• Time: 10:00 PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: LionTree Arena

Conclusion

We predict UC San Diego, with an 87% win probability, will likely beat UC Riverside on Saturday.

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