Kent State vs. Southern Miss prediction: Kent State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/7/2026]

Southern Miss and Kent State are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Reed Green Coliseum on Saturday, with tipoff at 3:00 PM ET.

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

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

Kent State vs. Southern Miss prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Kent State and Southern Miss 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Kent State a 62% chance of beating Southern Miss. Our predicted final score has Kent State winning 77-74.

According to our model, Southern Miss (+4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 150.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Kent State vs. Southern Miss 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.

Kent State vs. Southern Miss 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Southern Miss +4.5 at the spread.

Kent State vs. Southern Miss game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball action between Southern Miss and Kent State at Reed Green Coliseum is scheduled to commence at 3:00 PM ET.

• Who: Kent State vs. Southern Miss
• Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
• Time: 3:00 PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: Reed Green Coliseum

Conclusion

We predict Kent State, with a 62% win probability, will likely beat Southern Miss on Saturday.

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