Arkansas State vs. South Alabama prediction: Arkansas State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

South Alabama and Arkansas State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Mitchell Center on Thursday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Arkansas State as the most likely winner of the Arkansas State vs. South Alabama game.

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

Arkansas State vs. South Alabama prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Arkansas State a 64% chance of beating South Alabama. Our predicted final score has Arkansas State winning 78-74.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Arkansas State and South Alabama each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Arkansas State vs. South Alabama 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. South Alabama 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: