Kennesaw State vs. Western Kentucky prediction: Why Western Kentucky is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Western Kentucky will take on Kennesaw State in men's college basketball action at E. A. Diddle Arena on Saturday, commencing at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Western Kentucky as the most likely winner of the Kennesaw State vs. Western Kentucky game.

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

Kennesaw State vs. Western Kentucky prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Kennesaw State and Western Kentucky 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Western Kentucky a 78% chance of defeating Kennesaw State. Our predicted final score has Western Kentucky winning 83-74.

According to our model, Western Kentucky (-8.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 163.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Kennesaw State vs. Western Kentucky 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.

Kennesaw State vs. Western Kentucky 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: