Ohio vs. Central Michigan prediction: Why Ohio is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/30/2025]

Central Michigan will take on the favored Ohio in men's college basketball action at McGuirk Arena on Tuesday, starting at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Ohio as the most likely winner of the Ohio vs. Central Michigan game.

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

Ohio vs. Central Michigan prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Ohio and Central Michigan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Ohio a 69% chance of beating Central Michigan. Our predicted final score has Ohio winning 76-71.

According to our model, Central Michigan (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Ohio vs. Central Michigan 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.

Ohio vs. Central Michigan 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: