Jacksonville vs. North Alabama prediction: Jacksonville favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

North Alabama will face Jacksonville in men's college basketball action at Flowers Hall on Saturday, commencing at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Jacksonville as the most likely winner of the Jacksonville vs. North Alabama game.

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

Jacksonville vs. North Alabama prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Jacksonville and North Alabama 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Jacksonville a 65% chance of beating North Alabama. Our predicted final score has Jacksonville winning 70-66.

According to our model, Jacksonville (-2.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 134.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Jacksonville vs. North Alabama 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 vs. North Alabama 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: