Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa prediction: Northern Iowa favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/13/2026]

Northern Iowa will square off with Illinois-Chicago in men's college basketball action at McLeod Center on Tuesday, commencing at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Northern Iowa as the most likely winner of the Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa game.

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

Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Northern Iowa a 75% chance of beating Illinois-Chicago. Our predicted final score has Northern Iowa winning 68-62.

According to our model, Illinois-Chicago (+6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 127.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa 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.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Iowa 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: