Drake vs. Southern Illinois Prediction: Drake Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/1/2025]

Southern Illinois will square off with the favored Drake in college basketball action at Banterra Center on Saturday, commencing at 2:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, 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 used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Drake-Southern Illinois game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Drake is more likely to win, while Southern Illinois has a lower chance of victory."

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

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Drake and Southern Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Drake a 70% chance of defeating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Drake winning 68-63.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (+6.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 127.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

Drake vs. Southern Illinois Odds

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

Bet Type	Drake	Southern Illinois
Spread	-6.5 (-108)	+6.5 (-105)
Moneyline	-275	+230
Total	o127.5 (-105)	u127.5 (-105)

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

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Drake vs. Southern Illinois Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Drake vs. Southern Illinois matchup is on the over/under.

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

Saturday's college basketball game between Southern Illinois and Drake at Banterra Center is scheduled to begin at 2:00PM ET.

• Who: Drake vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
• Time: 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Saturday's Drake vs. Southern Illinois matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Drake, with a 70% win probability, will likely beat Southern Illinois on Saturday.

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