North Carolina State vs. FSU prediction: North Carolina State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

FSU will square off with North Carolina State in men's college basketball action at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on Saturday, starting at 12:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts North Carolina State as the most likely winner of the North Carolina State vs. FSU game.

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

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

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

Our independent predictive model gives North Carolina State a 62% chance of beating Florida State. Our predicted final score has North Carolina State winning 81-78.

According to our model, Florida State (+3.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 160.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

North Carolina State vs. FSU 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 State vs. FSU picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: