James Madison vs. Arkansas prediction: Why Arkansas is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/29/2025]

Arkansas and James Madison are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Bud Walton Arena on Monday, with tipoff at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Arkansas as the most likely winner of the James Madison vs. Arkansas game.

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

James Madison vs. Arkansas prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball game between James Madison and Arkansas 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Arkansas a 97% chance of beating James Madison. Our predicted final score has Arkansas winning 92-69.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and James Madison and Arkansas each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 160.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

James Madison vs. Arkansas 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.

James Madison vs. Arkansas 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 best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 160.5 total points.

James Madison vs. Arkansas game-day updates and essential details

Monday's men's college basketball game between Arkansas and James Madison at Bud Walton Arena is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: James Madison vs. Arkansas
• Date: Monday, December 29, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Bud Walton Arena

Conclusion

We predict Arkansas, with a 97% win probability, will likely beat James Madison on Monday.

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