Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois prediction: Northern Illinois favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/20/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 3:00 PM ET as Central Michigan takes on Northern Illinois in men's college basketball action at NIU Convocation Center.

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

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

Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model gives Northern Illinois a 61% chance of defeating Central Michigan. Our predicted final score has Northern Illinois winning 75-72.

According to our model, Central Michigan (+3.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 148.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois odds

We have researched 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.

Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois picks and best bet

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