New Mexico State vs. Florida International prediction: New Mexico State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Florida International and New Mexico State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Friday, with tipoff at 12:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts New Mexico State as the most likely winner of the New Mexico State vs. Florida International game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

New Mexico State vs. Florida International prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between New Mexico State and Florida International 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives New Mexico State a 56% chance of beating Florida International. Our predicted final score has New Mexico State winning 76-75.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and New Mexico State and Florida International each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

New Mexico State vs. Florida International 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 Mexico State vs. Florida International 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: