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

College basketball action continues on Sunday at 1:00PM ET as Ohio State faces off with the favored Illinois in college basketball action at State Farm Center.

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.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's Ohio State-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 Ohio State has 24%."

For a closer look at Sunday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Ohio State vs. Illinois predictions page.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Sunday's NCAA basketball game between Ohio State and Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Illinois a 76% chance of beating Ohio State. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 82-74.

According to our model, Illinois (-6.5) has a 57% chance of covering the spread, while the 156.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Ohio State vs. Illinois Odds

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Ohio State vs. Illinois Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Ohio State vs. Illinois matchup is on the over/under.

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

Sunday's college basketball matchup between Illinois and Ohio State at State Farm Center is scheduled to start at 1:00PM ET.

• Who: Ohio State vs. Illinois
• Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
• Time: 1:00PM ET/10:00AM PT
• Venue: State Farm Center

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

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Conclusion

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

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