Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois Prediction: Louisiana-Lafayette Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/8/2025]

Northern Illinois and Louisiana-Lafayette are scheduled to meet in college basketball action at NIU Convocation Center on Saturday, starting at 2:00PM ET.

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

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

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

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Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our leading predictive model gives Louisiana-Lafayette a 55% chance of defeating Northern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Louisiana-Lafayette winning 72-71.

According to our model, Louisiana-Lafayette (-1) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 143.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois Odds

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

Bet Type	Louisiana-Lafayette	Northern Illinois
Spread	-1 (-110)	+1 (-110)
Moneyline	-115	-102
Total	o143.5 (-108)	u143.5 (-110)

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

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Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois matchup is on the moneyline.

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Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball game between Northern Illinois and Louisiana-Lafayette at NIU Convocation Center is scheduled to commence at 2:00PM ET.

• Who: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Northern Illinois
• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT
• Venue: NIU Convocation Center

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Conclusion

We predict Louisiana-Lafayette, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat Northern Illinois on Saturday.

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