Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado prediction: Northern Colorado favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Northern Colorado will take on Idaho State in men's college basketball action at Bank of Colorado Arena on Thursday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Northern Colorado as the most likely winner of the Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado game.

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

Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Idaho State and Northern Colorado 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Northern Colorado a 62% chance of beating Idaho State. Our predicted final score has Northern Colorado winning 78-75.

According to our model, Idaho State (+4.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 154.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado 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.

Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: