Radford vs. Charleston Southern prediction: Close contest projected after new data released for men's college basketball matchup [1/29/2026]

Charleston Southern will square off with Radford, in what is expected to be a tight men's college basketball game, at The Buc Dome on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

The championship matchup pairs two 14–3 teams coming off sharply contrasting conference title games, with New England advancing through a low-scoring, snow-filled AFC Championship win over Denver and Seattle earning its place after a 31–27 NFC Championship thriller against the Rams.

The clash also spotlights two offensive focal points, with Drake Maye guiding New England through a composed, run-focused AFC title performance and Jaxon Smith-Njigba entering as Seattle’s primary playmaker following a 153-yard, one-touchdown outing in the NFC Championship.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives an equal chance for both both teams to win the Radford-Charleston Southern matchup.

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

Radford vs. Charleston Southern prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Radford and Charleston Southern 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently can't split the two teams, giving both Radford and Charleston Southern a 50% chance of winning the game. Our predicted score is Radford 80-80 Charleston Southern.

According to our model, Charleston Southern (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 80-80 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Radford vs. Charleston Southern.

Radford vs. Charleston Southern 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.

Radford vs. Charleston Southern 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:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 162.5 total points.

Radford vs. Charleston Southern game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Charleston Southern and Radford at The Buc Dome is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Radford vs. Charleston Southern
• Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: The Buc Dome

Conclusion

We predict a close game between Radford and Charleston Southern on Thursday, with each team having a 50% chance of winning.

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