McNeese State vs. Rhode Island prediction: Why McNeese State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/9/2025]

Rhode Island will take on McNeese State, in what is expected to be a close Men's College Basketball game, at Thomas M. Ryan Center on Tuesday, starting at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives McNeese State a slight edge with a 51% win probability over Rhode Island.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Tuesday's McNeese State vs. Rhode Island matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between McNeese State and Rhode Island 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives McNeese State a 51% chance of beating Rhode Island. Our predicted score is McNeese State 71-71 Rhode Island.

According to our model, Rhode Island (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 71-71 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of McNeese State vs. Rhode Island.

McNeese State vs. Rhode Island 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.

McNeese State vs. Rhode Island 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: