Arkansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Arkansas State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/19/2026]

Louisiana-Lafayette will square off with the favored Arkansas State in men's college basketball action at Cajundome on Thursday, commencing at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Arkansas State as the most likely winner of the Arkansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette game.

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

Arkansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Arkansas State a 78% chance of defeating Louisiana-Lafayette. Our predicted final score has Arkansas State winning 75-67.

According to our model, Louisiana-Lafayette (+8.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 144.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Arkansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 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.

Arkansas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 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: