Marist vs. Manhattan prediction: Why Marist is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/20/2026]

Manhattan will square off with the favored Marist in men's college basketball action at Draddy Gymnasium on Friday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Marist as the most likely winner of the Marist vs. Manhattan game.

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

Marist vs. Manhattan prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Marist and Manhattan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Marist a 67% chance of defeating Manhattan. Our predicted final score has Marist winning 74-70.

According to our model, Manhattan (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Marist vs. Manhattan 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.

Marist vs. Manhattan 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Manhattan +5.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Marist vs. Manhattan game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball game between Manhattan and Marist at Draddy Gymnasium is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Marist vs. Manhattan
• Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Draddy Gymnasium

Conclusion

We predict Marist, with a 67% win probability, will likely beat Manhattan on Friday.

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