Belmont vs. Northern Iowa prediction: Northern Iowa favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/7/2026]

Northern Iowa will square off with Belmont in men's college basketball action at McLeod Center on Wednesday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Northern Iowa as the most likely winner of the Belmont vs. Northern Iowa game.

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

Belmont vs. Northern Iowa prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Belmont and Northern Iowa 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Northern Iowa a 60% chance of beating Belmont. Our predicted final score has Northern Iowa winning 69-67.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Belmont and Northern Iowa each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 136.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Belmont vs. Northern Iowa 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.

Belmont vs. Northern Iowa 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: