Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah prediction: Abilene Christian favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Southern Utah and Abilene Christian will meet in men's college basketball action at America First Event Center on Saturday, starting at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Abilene Christian as the most likely winner of the Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah game.

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

Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Abilene Christian and Southern Utah 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Abilene Christian a 61% chance of defeating Southern Utah. Our predicted final score has Abilene Christian winning 76-73.

According to our model, Southern Utah (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 149.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah 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.

Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Southern Utah +3.5 at the spread.

Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball matchup between Southern Utah and Abilene Christian at America First Event Center is scheduled to begin at 8:30 PM ET.

• Who: Abilene Christian vs. Southern Utah
• Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
• Time: 8:30 PM ET/5:30PM PT
• Venue: America First Event Center

Conclusion

We predict Abilene Christian, with a 61% win probability, will likely beat Southern Utah on Saturday.

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