East Carolina vs. North Texas prediction: North Texas favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/23/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 1:00 PM ET as East Carolina takes on the favored North Texas in men's college basketball action at UNT Coliseum.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts North Texas as the most likely winner of the East Carolina vs. North Texas game.

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

East Carolina vs. North Texas prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between East Carolina and North Texas 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives North Texas an 87% chance of defeating East Carolina. Our predicted final score has North Texas winning 74-62.

According to our model, North Texas (-10.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 135.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

East Carolina vs. North Texas 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.

East Carolina vs. North Texas 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is North Texas -10.5 at the spread.

East Carolina vs. North Texas game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball action between North Texas and East Carolina at UNT Coliseum is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM ET.

• Who: East Carolina vs. North Texas
• Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
• Time: 1:00 PM ET/10:00AM PT
• Venue: UNT Coliseum

Conclusion

We predict North Texas, with an 87% win probability, will likely beat East Carolina on Friday.

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