Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock prediction: Why Arkansas-Little Rock is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Arkansas-Little Rock will square off with Tennessee Tech, in what is expected to be a tight Men's College Basketball game, at Jack Stephens Center on New Year's Day, commencing at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Arkansas-Little Rock a slight edge with a 51% win probability over Tennessee Tech.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Tennessee Tech and Arkansas-Little Rock 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Arkansas-Little Rock a 51% chance of beating Tennessee Tech. Our predicted score is Tennessee Tech 71-71 Arkansas-Little Rock.

According to our model, Tennessee Tech (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 143.5-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 71-71 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock.

Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock 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.

Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock 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 Tennessee Tech +1.5 at the spread.

Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Arkansas-Little Rock and Tennessee Tech at Jack Stephens Center is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM ET.

• Who: Tennessee Tech vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
• Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
• Time: 6:00 PM ET/3:00PM PT
• Venue: Jack Stephens Center

Conclusion

We predict Arkansas-Little Rock, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat Tennessee Tech on New Year's Day.

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