Valparaiso vs. Northern Iowa prediction: Northern Iowa favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/29/2025]

Northern Iowa will face Valparaiso in men's college basketball action at McLeod Center on Monday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Northern Iowa as the most likely winner of the Valparaiso vs. Northern Iowa game.

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

Valparaiso vs. Northern Iowa prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Monday's NCAA basketball matchup between Valparaiso and Northern Iowa 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Northern Iowa an 89% chance of beating Valparaiso. Our predicted final score has Northern Iowa winning 72-60.

According to our model, Northern Iowa (-10.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 127.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

Valparaiso vs. Northern Iowa 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.

Valparaiso vs. Northern Iowa picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: