William & Mary vs. Monmouth prediction: Why William & Mary is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Monmouth and William & Mary will meet in men's college basketball action at OceanFirst Bank Center on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts William & Mary as the most likely winner of the William & Mary vs. Monmouth game.

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

William & Mary vs. Monmouth prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between William & Mary and Monmouth 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives William & Mary a 56% chance of beating Monmouth. Our predicted final score has William & Mary winning 78-76.

According to our model, Monmouth (+2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

William & Mary vs. Monmouth 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.

William & Mary vs. Monmouth 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: