Northeastern vs. Hofstra prediction: Hofstra favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/5/2026]

Hofstra will face Northeastern in men's college basketball action at David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Hofstra as the most likely winner of the Northeastern vs. Hofstra game.

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

Northeastern vs. Hofstra prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Hofstra an 80% chance of defeating Northeastern. Our predicted final score has Hofstra winning 80-71.

According to our model, Hofstra (-8.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 153.5 points has a 55% chance of staying under.

Northeastern vs. Hofstra 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.

Northeastern vs. Hofstra 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: