Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa Prediction: Northern Iowa Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/26/2025]

Northern Iowa will face Illinois-Chicago in college basketball action at McLeod Center on Wednesday, commencing at 7:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Northern Iowa as the most likely winner of today's game.

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

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate Northern Iowa's chance of winning at 75%, with Illinois-Chicago at 25%."

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

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

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

Our independent predictive model gives Northern Iowa a 75% chance of defeating Illinois-Chicago. Our predicted final score has Northern Iowa winning 76-69.

According to our model, Illinois-Chicago (+7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa Odds

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

Bet Type	Illinois-Chicago	Northern Iowa
Spread	+7.5 (-102)	-7.5 (-108)
Moneyline	+275	-325
Total	o146.5 (-115)	u146.5 (-105)

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

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Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa matchup is on the total.

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Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's college basketball matchup between Northern Iowa and Illinois-Chicago at McLeod Center is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa
• Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: McLeod Center

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Conclusion

We predict Northern Iowa, with a 75% win probability, will likely beat Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday.

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