Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi Valley State prediction: Why Bethune-Cookman is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 6:00 PM ET as the favored Bethune-Cookman squares off with Mississippi Valley State in men's college basketball action at Harrison HPER Complex.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Bethune-Cookman as the most likely winner of the Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi Valley State game.

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

Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi Valley State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Bethune-Cookman and Mississippi Valley State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Bethune-Cookman a 92% chance of beating Mississippi Valley State. Our predicted final score has Bethune-Cookman winning 80-65.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Bethune-Cookman and Mississippi Valley State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 144.5-point over/under also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi Valley State 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.

Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi Valley State 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: