Illinois State vs. Belmont Prediction: Belmont Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [3/7/2025]

Belmont and Illinois State will meet in college basketball action at Enterprise Center on Friday, starting at 3:30PM ET.

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

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"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Illinois State-Belmont game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Belmont's chance of winning is 52%, while Illinois State's is 48%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Illinois State vs. Belmont predictions page.

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

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Illinois State and Belmont 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Belmont a 52% chance of defeating Illinois State. Our predicted score is Illinois State 77-77 Belmont.

According to our model, Illinois State (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

While there is no way for a College Basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 77-77 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Illinois State vs. Belmont.

Illinois State vs. Belmont Odds

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

Bet Type	Illinois State	Belmont
Spread	+1.5 (-118)	-1.5 (-102)
Moneyline	-105	-110
Total	o151.5 (-105)	u151.5 (-105)

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

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

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

Friday's college basketball matchup between Belmont and Illinois State at Enterprise Center is scheduled to start at 3:30PM ET.

• Who: Illinois State vs. Belmont
• Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
• Time: 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT
• Venue: Enterprise Center

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Conclusion

We predict Belmont, with a 52% win probability, will likely beat Illinois State on Friday.

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