Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois Prediction: Southern Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/8/2025]

College basketball action continues on Saturday at 2:00PM ET as Illinois-Chicago locks horns with Southern Illinois in college basketball action at Banterra Center.

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

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Illinois-Chicago-Southern Illinois game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

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

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Illinois-Chicago and Southern Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Southern Illinois a 58% chance of defeating Illinois-Chicago. Our predicted final score has Southern Illinois winning 75-73.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (-1) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 152-point over/under has a 55% chance of staying under.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois Odds

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

Bet Type	Illinois-Chicago	Southern Illinois
Spread	+1 (-115)	-1 (-105)
Moneyline	-110	-110
Total	o152 (-110)	u152 (-110)

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

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Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois Picks and Best Bets

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

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

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Southern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago at Banterra Center is scheduled to start at 2:00PM ET.

• Who: Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center

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

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Conclusion

We predict Southern Illinois, with a 58% win probability, will likely beat Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.

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