Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe prediction: Southern Miss favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on New Year's Day at 5:00 PM ET as the favored Southern Miss squares off with Louisiana-Monroe in men's college basketball action at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Southern Miss as the most likely winner of the Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe game.

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

Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Southern Miss and Louisiana-Monroe 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Southern Miss a 78% chance of beating Louisiana-Monroe. Our predicted final score has Southern Miss winning 79-71.

According to our model, Louisiana-Monroe (+9.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 152.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe odds

We have researched 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.

Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe 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 men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Louisiana-Monroe +9.5 at the spread.

Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Louisiana-Monroe and Southern Miss at Fant-Ewing Coliseum is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM ET.

• Who: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe
• Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM ET/2:00PM PT
• Venue: Fant-Ewing Coliseum

Conclusion

We predict Southern Miss, with a 78% win probability, will likely beat Louisiana-Monroe on New Year's Day.

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