Kent State vs. Central Michigan prediction: Why Kent State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Central Michigan will take on the favored Kent State in men's college basketball action at McGuirk Arena on Saturday, commencing at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Kent State as the most likely winner of the Kent State vs. Central Michigan game.

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

Kent State vs. Central Michigan prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Kent State an 81% chance of beating Central Michigan. Our predicted final score has Kent State winning 81-72.

According to our model, Central Michigan (+10.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 155.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Kent State vs. Central Michigan 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.

Kent State vs. Central Michigan picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: