Drake vs. Illinois State prediction: Why Illinois State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/6/2026]

Illinois State and Drake will lock horns in men's college basketball action at CEFCU Arena on Friday, with tipoff at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Illinois State as the most likely winner of the Drake vs. Illinois State game.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Drake vs. Illinois State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Drake and Illinois State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Illinois State an 83% chance of beating Drake. Our predicted final score has Illinois State winning 77-67.

According to our model, Illinois State (-10.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 144.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Drake vs. Illinois State 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.

Drake vs. Illinois State 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Illinois State -10.5 at the spread.

Drake vs. Illinois State game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball game between Illinois State and Drake at CEFCU Arena is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: Drake vs. Illinois State
• Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: CEFCU Arena

Conclusion

We predict Illinois State, with an 83% win probability, will likely beat Drake on Friday.

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