North Dakota State vs. Kansas City prediction: North Dakota State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Kansas City and North Dakota State are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Swinney Recreation Center on Thursday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts North Dakota State as the most likely winner of the North Dakota State vs. Kansas City game.

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

North Dakota State vs. Kansas City prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model gives North Dakota State an 85% chance of defeating Kansas City. Our predicted final score has North Dakota State winning 78-67.

According to our model, North Dakota State (-9.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 145.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

North Dakota State vs. Kansas City 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 Dakota State vs. Kansas City 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: