Missouri vs. LSU prediction: LSU favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

LSU will square off with Missouri, in what is expected to be a tight men's college basketball game, at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday, beginning at 3:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives LSU a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Missouri.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's Missouri vs. LSU matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Missouri vs. LSU prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Missouri and LSU 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives LSU a 54% chance of beating Missouri. Our predicted final score has LSU winning 77-76.

According to our model, Missouri (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 151.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Missouri vs. LSU 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.

Missouri vs. LSU 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: