Old Dominion vs. James Madison prediction: James Madison favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

James Madison will face Old Dominion in men's college basketball action at Atlantic Union Bank Center on Saturday, starting at 4:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts James Madison as the most likely winner of the Old Dominion vs. James Madison game.

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

Old Dominion vs. James Madison prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Old Dominion and James Madison 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives James Madison a 74% chance of beating Old Dominion. Our predicted final score has James Madison winning 78-71.

According to our model, James Madison (-6.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Old Dominion vs. James Madison 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. James Madison 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: