Belmont vs. Illinois-Chicago prediction: Tight battle projected in updated analysis for men's college basketball matchup [2/6/2026]

Illinois-Chicago and Belmont are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Credit Union 1 Arena on Friday, with tipoff at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives an equal chance for both both teams to win the Belmont-Illinois-Chicago matchup.

This article offers further insights into Friday's Belmont vs. Illinois-Chicago matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Belmont vs. Illinois-Chicago prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Belmont and Illinois-Chicago 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model can't split the two teams, giving both Belmont and Illinois-Chicago a 50% chance of winning the game. Our predicted score is Belmont 75-75 Illinois-Chicago.

According to our model, Illinois-Chicago (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 151.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 75-75 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Belmont vs. Illinois-Chicago.

Belmont vs. Illinois-Chicago odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

Belmont vs. Illinois-Chicago picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: