VCU vs. Rhode Island prediction: Why Virginia Commonwealth is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/14/2026]

Rhode Island will face VCU in men's college basketball action at Thomas M. Ryan Center on Wednesday, commencing at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Virginia Commonwealth as the most likely winner of the VCU vs. Rhode Island game.

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

VCU vs. Rhode Island prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between VCU and Rhode Island 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Virginia Commonwealth a 61% chance of defeating Rhode Island. Our predicted final score has Virginia Commonwealth winning 74-71.

According to our model, Rhode Island (+4.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

VCU vs. Rhode Island 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.

VCU vs. Rhode Island 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: