Jacksonville State vs. East Tennessee State prediction: Why East Tennessee State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/20/2025]

East Tennessee State will face Jacksonville State in men's college basketball action at Freedom Hall Civic Center on Saturday, commencing at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts East Tennessee State as the most likely winner of the Jacksonville State vs. East Tennessee State game.

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

Jacksonville State vs. East Tennessee State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Jacksonville State and East Tennessee State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives East Tennessee State an 88% chance of defeating Jacksonville State. Our predicted final score has East Tennessee State winning 72-61.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Jacksonville State and East Tennessee State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 133.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Jacksonville State vs. East Tennessee 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.

Jacksonville State vs. East Tennessee 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: