SIUE vs. Morehead State prediction: Why Morehead State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/29/2026]

Morehead State will take on SIUE, in what is expected to be a tight men's college basketball game, at Ellis T. Johnson Arena on Thursday, starting at 7:30 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 updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Morehead State a slight edge with a 52% win probability over SIU-Edwardsville.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's SIUE vs. Morehead State matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

SIUE vs. Morehead State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between SIUE and Morehead State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Morehead State a 52% chance of defeating SIU-Edwardsville. Our predicted score is SIU-Edwardsville 66-66 Morehead State.

According to our model, SIU-Edwardsville (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 130.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 66-66 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of SIU-Edwardsville vs. Morehead State.

SIUE vs. Morehead 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.

SIUE vs. Morehead 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is SIU-Edwardsville +1.5 at the spread.

SIUE vs. Morehead State game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball matchup between Morehead State and SIUE at Ellis T. Johnson Arena is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM ET.

• Who: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Morehead State
• Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
• Time: 7:30 PM ET/4:30PM PT
• Venue: Ellis T. Johnson Arena

Conclusion

We predict Morehead State, with a 52% win probability, will likely beat SIU-Edwardsville on Thursday.

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