Northwestern vs. Illinois Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/26/2025]

Illinois will face Northwestern in college basketball action at State Farm Center on Sunday, beginning at 3:00PM ET.

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

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's Northwestern-Illinois game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows Illinois with a win probability of 76%, while Northwestern has 24%."

For further insights into Sunday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Northwestern vs. Illinois predictions page.

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Northwestern vs. Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Sunday's college basketball matchup between Illinois and Northwestern at State Farm Center is scheduled to start at 3:00PM ET.

• Who: Northwestern vs. Illinois
• Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
• Time: 3:00PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: State Farm Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

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

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

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

Our famous predictive model gives Illinois a 76% chance of defeating Northwestern. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 81-73.

According to our model, Illinois (-8.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 151.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Northwestern vs. Illinois Odds

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

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

Northwestern vs. Illinois Picks

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

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 76% win probability, will likely beat Northwestern on Sunday.

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