Michigan vs. Washington prediction: Why Michigan is favored to win women's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Washington will square off with the favored Michigan in women's college basketball action at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on New Year's Day, beginning at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' new women's basketball model predicts Michigan as the most likely winner of the Michigan vs. Washington game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

Michigan vs. Washington prediction: Who will win?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's women's basketball matchup between Michigan and Washington 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Michigan a 75% chance of defeating Washington.

According to our model, the over/under total of 140.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

Michigan vs. Washington odds

We have researched the best women'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.

Michigan vs. Washington 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: