Idaho vs. Idaho State prediction: Why Idaho State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Idaho State will square off with Idaho in men's college basketball action at Reed Gym on Thursday, beginning at 9:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Idaho and Idaho State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Idaho State a 57% chance of beating Idaho. Our predicted final score has Idaho State winning 75-73.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Idaho and Idaho State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Idaho vs. Idaho State 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.

Idaho vs. Idaho State 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: