Western Michigan vs. Akron prediction: Why Akron is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 2:00 PM ET as Western Michigan faces off with the favored Akron in men's college basketball action at James A. Rhodes Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Akron as the most likely winner of the Western Michigan vs. Akron game.

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

Western Michigan vs. Akron prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Western Michigan and Akron 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Akron a 95% chance of beating Western Michigan. Our predicted final score has Akron winning 90-70.

According to our model, Akron (-18.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 167.5 points has a 55% chance of staying under.

Western Michigan vs. Akron 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 Michigan vs. Akron 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: