Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri State prediction: Southeast Missouri State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Southeast Missouri State will take on Eastern Illinois in men's college basketball action at Show Me Center on New Year's Day, commencing at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Southeast Missouri State as the most likely winner of the Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri State game.

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

Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Southeast Missouri State an 86% chance of defeating Eastern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Southeast Missouri State winning 78-67.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri State 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.

Eastern Illinois vs. Southeast Missouri State 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: