Old Dominion vs. App State prediction: Why Appalachian State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

App State and Old Dominion will lock horns in men's college basketball action at George M. Holmes Convocation Center on Saturday, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Appalachian State as the most likely winner of the Old Dominion vs. App State game.

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

Old Dominion vs. App State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Old Dominion and App State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Appalachian State a 67% chance of beating Old Dominion. Our predicted final score has Appalachian State winning 72-68.

According to our model, Old Dominion (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 140.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Old Dominion vs. App State 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.

Old Dominion vs. App State 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: