Northern Iowa vs. Valparaiso prediction: Northern Iowa favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Valparaiso will square off with Northern Iowa in men's college basketball action at Athletics-Recreation Center on Saturday, starting at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Northern Iowa as the most likely winner of the Northern Iowa vs. Valparaiso game.

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

Northern Iowa vs. Valparaiso prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives Northern Iowa a 60% chance of beating Valparaiso. Our predicted final score has Northern Iowa winning 67-65.

According to our model, Northern Iowa (-2.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 130.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

Northern Iowa vs. Valparaiso 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.

Northern Iowa vs. Valparaiso 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: