New Hampshire vs. UMBC prediction: UMBC favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 1:00 PM ET as New Hampshire takes on UMBC in men's college basketball action at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts UMBC as the most likely winner of the New Hampshire vs. UMBC game.

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

New Hampshire vs. UMBC prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between New Hampshire and UMBC 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives UMBC a 73% chance of beating New Hampshire. Our predicted final score has UMBC winning 76-70.

According to our model, New Hampshire (+7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 143.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

New Hampshire vs. UMBC 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.

New Hampshire vs. UMBC 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: