Northeastern vs. William & Mary prediction: Why William & Mary is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/26/2026]

William & Mary will square off with Northeastern in men's college basketball action at Kaplan Arena on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects William & Mary as the most likely winner of the Northeastern vs. William & Mary game.

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

Northeastern vs. William & Mary prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Northeastern and William & Mary 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives William & Mary an 83% chance of defeating Northeastern. Our predicted final score has William & Mary winning 86-75.

According to our model, Northeastern (+11.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 164.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Northeastern vs. William & Mary 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.

Northeastern vs. William & Mary 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Northeastern to win.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Northeastern vs. William & Mary game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball matchup between William & Mary and Northeastern at Kaplan Arena is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Northeastern vs. William & Mary
• Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Kaplan Arena

Conclusion

We predict William & Mary, with an 83% win probability, will likely beat Northeastern on Thursday.

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