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Illinois vs. Rutgers Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/5/2025]
Our expert prediction for Wednesday's Illinois vs Rutgers matchup.

Rutgers and Illinois will meet in college basketball action at Jersey Mike's Arena on Wednesday, starting at 8:30PM ET.
Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Illinois as the most likely winner of today's game.
"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Illinois-Rutgers game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.
"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate Illinois' chance of winning at 70%, with Rutgers at 30%."
For a closer look at Wednesday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Illinois vs. Rutgers predictions page.
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Illinois vs. Rutgers Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?
Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball game between Illinois and Rutgers 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.
Our independent predictive model currently gives Illinois a 70% chance of beating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 80-75.
According to our model, Illinois (-6.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 158.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.
Illinois vs. Rutgers Odds
We have sourced the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:
Bet Type | Illinois | Rutgers |
---|---|---|
Spread | -6.5 (-105) | +6.5 (-115) |
Moneyline | -230 | +210 |
Total | o158.5 (-110) | u158.5 (-108) |
All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.
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Illinois vs. Rutgers Picks and Best Bets
Our model's biggest edge in today's Illinois vs. Rutgers matchup is on the moneyline.
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Illinois vs. Rutgers Game-Day Updates and Essential Details
Wednesday's college basketball matchup between Rutgers and Illinois at Jersey Mike's Arena is scheduled to commence at 8:30PM ET.
- Who: Illinois vs. Rutgers
- Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Time: 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT
- Venue: Jersey Mike's Arena
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Conclusion
We predict Illinois, with a 70% win probability, will likely beat Rutgers on Wednesday.
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