Belmont vs. Southern Illinois prediction: Belmont favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Southern Illinois will take on Belmont in men's college basketball action at Banterra Center on Saturday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Belmont as the most likely winner of the Belmont vs. Southern Illinois game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

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

Our famous predictive model gives Belmont a 60% chance of defeating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Belmont winning 77-74.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (+3.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Belmont vs. Southern Illinois 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. Southern Illinois picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: