UNC Wilmington vs. Northeastern prediction: North Carolina-Wilmington favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Northeastern and UNC Wilmington will meet in men's college basketball action at Cabot Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts North Carolina-Wilmington as the most likely winner of the UNC Wilmington vs. Northeastern game.

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

UNC Wilmington vs. Northeastern prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between UNC Wilmington and Northeastern 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives North Carolina-Wilmington a 65% chance of defeating Northeastern. Our predicted final score has North Carolina-Wilmington winning 73-69.

According to our model, Northeastern (+4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

UNC Wilmington vs. Northeastern 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.

UNC Wilmington vs. Northeastern 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: