Western Carolina vs. Citadel prediction: Why Western Carolina is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Citadel will face the favored Western Carolina in men's college basketball action at McAlister Field House on Saturday, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Western Carolina as the most likely winner of the Western Carolina vs. Citadel game.

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

Western Carolina vs. Citadel prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Western Carolina and Citadel 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Western Carolina a 77% chance of beating Citadel. Our predicted final score has Western Carolina winning 76-68.

According to our model, Western Carolina (-6.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 147.5 points has a 55% chance of staying under.

Western Carolina vs. Citadel 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.

Western Carolina vs. Citadel 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: