Vanderbilt vs. Texas prediction: Why Vanderbilt is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/14/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET as the favored Vanderbilt locks horns with Texas in men's college basketball action at Moody Center.

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

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

Vanderbilt vs. Texas prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Vanderbilt and Texas 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Vanderbilt a 62% chance of beating Texas. Our predicted final score has Vanderbilt winning 83-80.

According to our model, Texas (+5.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the 166.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Vanderbilt vs. Texas 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.

Vanderbilt vs. Texas 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: