Lamar vs. McNeese State prediction: Why McNeese State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

McNeese State and Lamar will meet in men's college basketball action at Townsley Law Arena on Friday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects McNeese State as the most likely winner of the Lamar vs. McNeese State game.

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

Lamar vs. McNeese State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Lamar and McNeese State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives McNeese State a 94% chance of defeating Lamar. Our predicted final score has McNeese State winning 79-62.

According to our model, McNeese State (-15.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 141.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Lamar vs. McNeese 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.

Lamar vs. McNeese State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: