Florida Gulf Coast vs. Central Arkansas prediction: Why Florida Gulf Coast is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Central Arkansas will square off with Florida Gulf Coast in men's college basketball action at Farris Center on New Year's Day, commencing at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Florida Gulf Coast as the most likely winner of the Florida Gulf Coast vs. Central Arkansas game.

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

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Central Arkansas prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Florida Gulf Coast and Central Arkansas 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Florida Gulf Coast a 56% chance of beating Central Arkansas. Our predicted final score has Florida Gulf Coast winning 76-75.

According to our model, Central Arkansas (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 155.5 points has a 56% chance of staying under.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Central Arkansas 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.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Central Arkansas 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: