Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois Prediction: Northern Iowa Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/18/2025]

Southern Illinois will square off with the favored Northern Iowa in college basketball action at Banterra Center on Saturday, starting at 7:00PM ET.

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

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

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

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Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball game between Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa at Banterra Center is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

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

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Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our leading predictive model gives Northern Iowa a 67% chance of defeating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Northern Iowa winning 74-69.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (+5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 143.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of going over.

Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois Odds

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

Bet Type	Northern Iowa	Southern Illinois
Spread	-5 (-110)	+5 (-110)
Moneyline	-205	+180
Total	o143.5 (-104)	u143.5 (-115)

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

Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Northern Iowa vs. Southern Illinois matchup is on the moneyline.

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Conclusion

We predict Northern Iowa, with a 67% win probability, will likely beat Southern Illinois on Saturday.

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