North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State prediction: North Carolina Central favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

South Carolina State will face North Carolina Central in men's college basketball action at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on Wednesday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts North Carolina Central as the most likely winner of the North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State game.

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

North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between North Carolina Central and South Carolina State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives North Carolina Central a 61% chance of defeating South Carolina State. Our predicted final score has North Carolina Central winning 70-67.

According to our model, North Carolina Central (-2.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 137.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State odds

We have sourced 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.

North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State 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: