Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Texas State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/21/2026]

Louisiana-Lafayette will face Texas State in men's college basketball action at Cajundome on Saturday, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Texas State as the most likely winner of the Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette game.

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

Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Texas State and Louisiana-Lafayette 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Texas State a 58% chance of defeating Louisiana-Lafayette. Our predicted final score has Texas State winning 67-65.

According to our model, Louisiana-Lafayette (+3.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the 134.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 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.

Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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 Louisiana-Lafayette +3.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball game between Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas State at Cajundome is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM ET.

• Who: Texas State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
• Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
• Time: 1:00 PM ET/10:00AM PT
• Venue: Cajundome

Conclusion

We predict Texas State, with a 58% win probability, will likely beat Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.

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