Drake vs. Illinois State Prediction: Drake Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/12/2025]

Illinois State and Drake will meet in college basketball action at CEFCU Arena on Wednesday, with tipoff at 9:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Drake as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Drake-Illinois State game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate Drake's chance of winning at 55%, with Illinois State at 45%."

For a closer look at Wednesday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Drake vs. Illinois State predictions page.

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Drake vs. Illinois State Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball game between Drake and Illinois State 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Drake a 55% chance of defeating Illinois State. Our predicted final score has Drake winning 67-66.

According to our model, Illinois State (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 125.5 points has a 57% chance of going over.

Drake vs. Illinois State Odds

We have sourced the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Drake	Illinois State
Spread	-1.5 (-115)	+1.5 (-102)
Moneyline	-130	+112
Total	o125.5 (-105)	u125.5 (-112)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Drake vs. Illinois State Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Drake vs. Illinois State matchup is on the spread.

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Drake vs. Illinois State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's college basketball matchup between Illinois State and Drake at CEFCU Arena is scheduled to begin at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Drake vs. Illinois State
• Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: CEFCU Arena

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Conclusion

We predict Drake, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat Illinois State on Wednesday.

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