SMU vs. Wake Forest prediction: Close contest projected after new data released for men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET as SMU squares off with Wake Forest in men's college basketball action at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives an equal chance for both both teams to win the SMU-Wake Forest matchup.

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

SMU vs. Wake Forest prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between SMU and Wake Forest 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model can't split the two teams, giving both SMU and Wake Forest a 50% chance of winning the game. Our predicted score is SMU 77-77 Wake Forest.

According to our model, SMU (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 158.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 77-77 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of SMU vs. Wake Forest.

SMU vs. Wake Forest 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.

SMU vs. Wake Forest 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: