Evansville vs. Southern Illinois prediction: Southern Illinois favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/12/2026]

Southern Illinois and Evansville are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Banterra Center on Thursday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Southern Illinois an 89% chance of beating Evansville. Our predicted final score has Southern Illinois winning 79-65.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (-12.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Evansville vs. Southern 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.

Evansville vs. Southern Illinois picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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 Southern Illinois -12.5 at the spread.

Evansville vs. Southern Illinois game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Southern Illinois and Evansville at Banterra Center is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: Evansville vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center

Conclusion

We predict Southern Illinois, with an 89% win probability, will likely beat Evansville on Thursday.

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