Illinois-Chicago vs. Drake Prediction: Drake Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/19/2025]

College basketball action continues on Wednesday at 7:30PM ET as Illinois-Chicago squares off with Drake in college basketball action at Knapp Center.

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.

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"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Illinois-Chicago-Drake 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 86%, with Illinois-Chicago at 14%."

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

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

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

Our independent predictive model gives Drake an 86% chance of defeating Illinois-Chicago. Our predicted final score has Drake winning 72-61.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Illinois-Chicago and Drake each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 133.5 points also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Drake Odds

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

Bet Type	Illinois-Chicago	Drake
Spread	+10.5 (-110)	-10.5 (-102)
Moneyline	+450	-600
Total	o133.5 (-108)	u133.5 (-110)

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

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Illinois-Chicago vs. Drake Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Illinois-Chicago vs. Drake matchup is on the moneyline.

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

Wednesday's college basketball matchup between Drake and Illinois-Chicago at Knapp Center is scheduled to start at 7:30PM ET.

• Who: Illinois-Chicago vs. Drake
• Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
• Time: 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT
• Venue: Knapp Center

Dimers.com's full preview of Wednesday's Illinois-Chicago vs. Drake matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Drake, with an 86% win probability, will likely beat Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday.

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