Iowa vs. Illinois Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [3/13/2025]

Illinois will take on Iowa in college basketball action at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, starting at 6:30PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Illinois as the most likely winner of today's game.

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"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Iowa-Illinois game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Illinois with a win probability of 86% and Iowa with 14%."

For a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Iowa vs. Illinois predictions page.

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Iowa vs. Illinois Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Illinois an 86% chance of beating Iowa. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 88-75.

According to our model, Illinois (-9.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 164.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Iowa vs. Illinois Odds

We have researched the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Iowa	Illinois
Spread	+9.5 (-102)	-9.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+410	-475
Total	o164.5 (-110)	u164.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Iowa vs. Illinois Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Iowa vs. Illinois matchup is on the over/under.

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Iowa vs. Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball matchup between Illinois and Iowa at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is scheduled to commence at 6:30PM ET.

• Who: Iowa vs. Illinois
• Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
• Time: 6:30PM ET/3:30PM PT
• Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Thursday's Iowa vs. Illinois matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with an 86% win probability, will likely beat Iowa on Thursday.

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