Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky prediction: Why Tulsa is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/19/2025]

Western Kentucky and Tulsa will meet in men's college basketball action at E. A. Diddle Arena on Friday, starting at 7:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Tulsa as the most likely winner of the Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky game.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Tulsa and Western Kentucky 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Tulsa a 59% chance of defeating Western Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Tulsa winning 80-77.

According to our model, Western Kentucky (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 157.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky 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.

Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky 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: