Northern Illinois vs. Illinois State Prediction: Illinois State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [12/18/2024]

Illinois State will face Northern Illinois in college basketball action at CEFCU Arena on Wednesday, starting at 8:00PM ET.

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

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Northern Illinois-Illinois State game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate Illinois State's chance of winning at 91%, with Northern Illinois at 9%."

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

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

Wednesday's college basketball action between Illinois State and Northern Illinois at CEFCU Arena is scheduled to begin at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Northern Illinois vs. Illinois State
• Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: CEFCU Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Wednesday's Northern Illinois vs. Illinois State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Northern Illinois and Illinois State 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Illinois State a 91% chance of defeating Northern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Illinois State winning 78-64.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Northern Illinois and Illinois State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 140.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Northern Illinois vs. Illinois State Odds

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

Bet Type	Northern Illinois	Illinois State
Spread	+13.5 (-102)	-13.5 (-120)
Moneyline	+980	-1350
Total	o140.5 (-108)	u140.5 (-111)

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

Northern Illinois vs. Illinois State Picks

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

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois State, with a 91% win probability, will likely beat Northern Illinois on Wednesday.

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