Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State prediction: New Mexico State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET as Western Kentucky squares off with New Mexico State in men's college basketball action at Pan American Center.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts New Mexico State as the most likely winner of the Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State game.

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

Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Western Kentucky and New Mexico State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives New Mexico State a 58% chance of defeating Western Kentucky. Our predicted final score has New Mexico State winning 76-74.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Western Kentucky and New Mexico State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 154.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico 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.

Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico 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: