Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois prediction: Southern Illinois favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/31/2026]

Southern Illinois will face Illinois-Chicago in men's college basketball action at Banterra Center on Saturday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Illinois-Chicago and Southern Illinois 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Southern Illinois a 61% chance of beating Illinois-Chicago. Our predicted final score has Southern Illinois winning 73-71.

According to our model, Illinois-Chicago (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Illinois-Chicago 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.

Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois 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 best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Illinois-Chicago +3.5 at the spread.

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

Saturday's men's college basketball action between Southern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago at Banterra Center is scheduled to commence at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Illinois-Chicago vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center

Conclusion

We predict Southern Illinois, with a 61% win probability, will likely beat Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.

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