Akron vs. Bowling Green prediction: Akron favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/9/2026]

Bowling Green will take on Akron in men's college basketball action at Stroh Center on Friday, commencing at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Akron as the most likely winner of the Akron vs. Bowling Green game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Akron vs. Bowling Green prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Akron and Bowling Green 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Akron a 61% chance of beating Bowling Green. Our predicted final score has Akron winning 81-78.

According to our model, Bowling Green (+4.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 163.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Akron vs. Bowling Green odds

We have sourced 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.

Akron vs. Bowling Green picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: