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

Minnesota will face the favored Illinois in college basketball action at Williams Arena on Saturday, commencing at 6:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts 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-Minnesota game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Illinois is more likely to win, while Minnesota 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 vs. Minnesota predictions page.

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

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Illinois a 75% chance of defeating Minnesota. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 74-68.

According to our model, Minnesota (+7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 145.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Illinois vs. Minnesota Odds

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

Bet Type	Illinois	Minnesota
Spread	-7.5 (-110)	+7.5 (-110)
Moneyline	-285	+250
Total	o145.5 (-110)	u145.5 (-105)

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

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Illinois vs. Minnesota Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Illinois vs. Minnesota matchup is on the over/under.

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Illinois vs. Minnesota Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Minnesota and Illinois at Williams Arena is scheduled to start at 6:00PM ET.

• Who: Illinois vs. Minnesota
• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 6:00PM ET/3:00PM PT
• Venue: Williams Arena

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

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 75% win probability, will likely beat Minnesota on Saturday.

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