Eastern Washington vs. Idaho State prediction: Why Idaho State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Idaho State will square off with Eastern Washington in men's college basketball action at Reed Gym on Saturday, beginning at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Idaho State as the most likely winner of the Eastern Washington vs. Idaho State game.

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

Eastern Washington vs. Idaho State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Eastern Washington and Idaho State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Idaho State a 66% chance of beating Eastern Washington. Our predicted final score has Idaho State winning 77-73.

According to our model, Eastern Washington (+5.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Eastern Washington vs. Idaho 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.

Eastern Washington vs. Idaho State 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: