Illinois-Chicago vs. Murray State prediction: Why Murray State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/3/2026]

Murray State will square off with Illinois-Chicago in men's college basketball action at CFSB Center on Tuesday, commencing at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Murray State as the most likely winner of the Illinois-Chicago vs. Murray State game.

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

Illinois-Chicago vs. Murray State prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Murray State a 74% chance of defeating Illinois-Chicago. Our predicted final score has Murray State winning 82-75.

According to our model, Murray State (-6.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 158.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Murray 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.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Murray 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: