Central Michigan vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Louisiana-Lafayette favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/7/2026]

Louisiana-Lafayette will take on Central Michigan in men's college basketball action at Cajundome on Saturday, commencing at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Louisiana-Lafayette as the most likely winner of the Central Michigan vs. Louisiana-Lafayette game.

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

Central Michigan vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Central Michigan and Louisiana-Lafayette 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Louisiana-Lafayette a 61% chance of beating Central Michigan. Our predicted final score has Louisiana-Lafayette winning 67-65.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Central Michigan and Louisiana-Lafayette each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 134.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Central Michigan 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.

Central Michigan vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 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: