UTEP vs. Missouri State prediction: Why Missouri State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Missouri State will square off with UTEP in men's college basketball action at Great Southern Bank Arena on Friday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Missouri State as the most likely winner of the UTEP vs. Missouri State game.

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

UTEP vs. Missouri State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between UTEP and Missouri State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Missouri State a 64% chance of beating UTEP. Our predicted final score has Missouri State winning 69-65.

According to our model, UTEP (+3.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 131.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

UTEP vs. Missouri State 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.

UTEP vs. Missouri State 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: