Winthrop vs. UNC Asheville prediction: Winthrop favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

UNC Asheville and Winthrop will meet in men's college basketball action at Kimmel Arena on Saturday, with tipoff at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Winthrop as the most likely winner of the Winthrop vs. UNC Asheville game.

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

Winthrop vs. UNC Asheville prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Winthrop and UNC Asheville 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Winthrop a 65% chance of defeating UNC Asheville. Our predicted final score has Winthrop winning 77-73.

According to our model, UNC Asheville (+4.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 152.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Winthrop vs. UNC Asheville 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.

Winthrop vs. UNC Asheville 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: