Detroit Mercy vs. Northern Kentucky prediction: Northern Kentucky favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Northern Kentucky will take on Detroit Mercy in men's college basketball action at Truist Arena on Thursday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Northern Kentucky as the most likely winner of the Detroit Mercy vs. Northern Kentucky game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Detroit Mercy vs. Northern Kentucky prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Detroit Mercy and Northern Kentucky 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Northern Kentucky an 81% chance of defeating Detroit Mercy. Our predicted final score has Northern Kentucky winning 82-73.

According to our model, Detroit Mercy (+9.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 158.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Detroit Mercy vs. Northern Kentucky 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.

Detroit Mercy vs. Northern 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: