Missouri State vs. Illinois State Prediction: Illinois State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [3/6/2025]

Illinois State and Missouri State will lock horns in college basketball action at Enterprise Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 3:30PM ET.

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

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

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Illinois State with a win probability of 72% and Missouri State with 28%."

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Missouri State vs. Illinois State predictions page.

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

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Missouri State and Illinois State 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Illinois State a 72% chance of defeating Missouri State. Our predicted final score has Illinois State winning 69-64.

According to our model, Missouri State (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 134.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Missouri State vs. Illinois State Odds

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

Bet Type	Missouri State	Illinois State
Spread	+5.5 (-102)	-5.5 (-115)
Moneyline	+220	-265
Total	o134.5 (-105)	u134.5 (-115)

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

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Our model's strongest edge in today's Missouri State vs. Illinois State matchup is on the total.

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

Thursday's college basketball matchup between Illinois State and Missouri State at Enterprise Center is scheduled to commence at 3:30PM ET.

• Who: Missouri State vs. Illinois State
• Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
• Time: 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT
• Venue: Enterprise Center

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois State, with a 72% win probability, will likely beat Missouri State on Thursday.

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