Louisiana-Monroe vs. App State prediction: Why Appalachian State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/23/2026]

App State and Louisiana-Monroe will lock horns in men's college basketball action at George M. Holmes Convocation Center on Friday, starting at 12:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Appalachian State as the most likely winner of the Louisiana-Monroe vs. App State game.

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

Louisiana-Monroe vs. App State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Louisiana-Monroe and App State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Appalachian State a 92% chance of beating Louisiana-Monroe. Our predicted final score has Appalachian State winning 80-64.

According to our model, Louisiana-Monroe (+16.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Louisiana-Monroe vs. App State 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.

Louisiana-Monroe vs. App State 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 best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Louisiana-Monroe +16.5 at the spread.

Louisiana-Monroe vs. App State game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball action between App State and Louisiana-Monroe at George M. Holmes Convocation Center is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM ET.

• Who: Louisiana-Monroe vs. Appalachian State
• Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
• Time: 12:00 PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: George M. Holmes Convocation Center

Conclusion

We predict Appalachian State, with a 92% win probability, will likely beat Louisiana-Monroe on Friday.

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