Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina prediction: Why Western Carolina is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Western Carolina and Chattanooga are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Ramsey Regional Activity Center on Saturday, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Western Carolina a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Chattanooga.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Chattanooga and Western Carolina 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Western Carolina a 54% chance of defeating Chattanooga. Our predicted final score has Western Carolina winning 75-74.

According to our model, Chattanooga (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina 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.

Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina 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: