Iowa vs. Illinois Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/25/2025]

Illinois will face Iowa in college basketball action at State Farm Center on Tuesday, starting at 9:00PM ET.

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

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"Our team has analyzed the latest data and conducted 10,000 simulations for Tuesday's Iowa-Illinois game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various factors, our prediction shows Illinois with a win probability of 87%, compared to 13% for Iowa."

For a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Iowa vs. Illinois predictions page.

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

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between Iowa and Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Illinois an 87% chance of defeating Iowa. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 88-75.

According to our model, Illinois (-10.5) has a 60% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 169.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Iowa vs. Illinois Odds

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

Bet Type	Iowa	Illinois
Spread	+10.5 (-102)	-10.5 (-120)
Moneyline	+500	-600
Total	o169.5 (-115)	u169.5 (-105)

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

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Iowa vs. Illinois Picks and Best Bets

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

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Iowa vs. Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Tuesday's college basketball action between Illinois and Iowa at State Farm Center is scheduled to begin at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Iowa vs. Illinois
• Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: State Farm Center

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with an 87% win probability, will likely beat Iowa on Tuesday.

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