Illinois vs. Michigan prediction: Why Michigan is favored to win women's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Michigan will take on Illinois in women's college basketball action at Crisler Center on Thursday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' new women's basketball model projects Michigan as the most likely winner of the Illinois vs. Michigan game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

Illinois vs. Michigan prediction: Who will win?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's women's basketball game between Illinois and Michigan 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Michigan an 88% chance of defeating Illinois.

According to our model, the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 56% chance of staying under.

Illinois vs. Michigan odds

We have researched the best women'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 vs. Michigan 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: