North Carolina State vs. SMU prediction: North Carolina State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/3/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET as North Carolina State takes on SMU in men's college basketball action at Moody Coliseum.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts North Carolina State as the most likely winner of the North Carolina State vs. SMU game.

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

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

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between North Carolina State and SMU 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives North Carolina State a 62% chance of defeating SMU. Our predicted final score has North Carolina State winning 81-77.

According to our model, North Carolina State (-2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 160.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

North Carolina State vs. SMU 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.

North Carolina State vs. SMU 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: