Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago prediction: Why Illinois-Chicago is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [11/3/2025]

Illinois-Chicago and Detroit Mercy will meet in men's college basketball opening night action at Credit Union 1 Arena on Monday, starting at 8:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts the Illinois-Chicago as the most likely winner of the Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago game.

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

Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball matchup between Detroit Mercy and Illinois-Chicago 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Illinois-Chicago an 84% chance of beating Detroit Mercy. Our predicted final score has Illinois-Chicago winning 79-68.

According to our model, Illinois-Chicago (-9.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago odds

We have sourced the best 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.

Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Illinois-Chicago -9.5 at the spread.

Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago game-day updates and essential details

Monday's men's college basketball game between Illinois-Chicago and Detroit Mercy at Credit Union 1 Arena is scheduled to begin at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Detroit Mercy vs. Illinois-Chicago
• Date: Monday, November 3, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena

Conclusion

We predict Illinois-Chicago, with an 84% win probability, will likely beat Detroit Mercy on Monday.

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