Bellarmine vs. Eastern Kentucky prediction: Why Eastern Kentucky is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET as Bellarmine takes on Eastern Kentucky in men's college basketball action at Baptist Health Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Eastern Kentucky as the most likely winner of the Bellarmine vs. Eastern Kentucky game.

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

Bellarmine vs. Eastern Kentucky prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Eastern Kentucky a 63% chance of beating Bellarmine. Our predicted final score has Eastern Kentucky winning 78-75.

According to our model, Bellarmine (+4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 154.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

Bellarmine vs. Eastern Kentucky 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.

Bellarmine vs. Eastern Kentucky 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: