Nevada vs. Air Force prediction: Why Nevada is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 4:00 PM ET as the favored Nevada squares off with Air Force in men's college basketball action at Clune Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Nevada as the most likely winner of the Nevada vs. Air Force game.

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

Nevada vs. Air Force prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Nevada and Air Force 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Nevada a 94% chance of beating Air Force. Our predicted final score has Nevada winning 72-57.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Nevada and Air Force each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 132.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Nevada vs. Air Force 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.

Nevada vs. Air Force picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: