Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago Prediction: Illinois-Chicago Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/25/2025]

Illinois-Chicago will square off with Southern Illinois in college basketball action at Credit Union 1 Arena on Saturday, starting at 3:00PM ET.

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

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

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Illinois-Chicago is more likely to win, while Southern Illinois has a lower chance of victory."

For a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago predictions page.

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Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Illinois-Chicago and Southern Illinois at Credit Union 1 Arena is scheduled to begin at 3:00PM ET.

• Who: Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago
• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 3:00PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives Illinois-Chicago a 75% chance of beating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Illinois-Chicago winning 75-69.

According to our model, Illinois-Chicago (-6.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 147 points has a 56% chance of staying under.

Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago Odds

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

Bet Type	Southern Illinois	Illinois-Chicago
Spread	+6.5 (-102)	-6.5 (-112)
Moneyline	+245	-300
Total	o147 (-112)	u147 (-108)

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

Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Southern Illinois vs. Illinois-Chicago matchup is on the spread.

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Conclusion

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

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