Louisiana Tech vs. Jacksonville State prediction: Jacksonville State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Jacksonville State will face Louisiana Tech in men's college basketball action at Pete Mathews Coliseum on Saturday, commencing at 5:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Jacksonville State as the most likely winner of the Louisiana Tech vs. Jacksonville State game.

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

Louisiana Tech vs. Jacksonville State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Louisiana Tech and Jacksonville State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Jacksonville State a 63% chance of defeating Louisiana Tech. Our predicted final score has Jacksonville State winning 68-64.

According to our model, Louisiana Tech (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 127.5-point over/under has a 56% chance of going over.

Louisiana Tech vs. Jacksonville 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 Tech vs. Jacksonville State 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: