Illinois State vs. Indiana State prediction: Why Illinois State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/14/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET as the favored Illinois State takes on Indiana State in men's college basketball action at Hulman Center.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Illinois State as the most likely winner of the Illinois State vs. Indiana State game.

This article offers further insights into Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Illinois State vs. Indiana State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball game between Illinois State and Indiana State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Illinois State a 71% chance of beating Indiana State. Our predicted final score has Illinois State winning 76-70.

According to our model, Illinois State (-6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 146.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Illinois State vs. Indiana State 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 State vs. Indiana 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: