Michigan State vs. Illinois Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/15/2025]

Illinois and Michigan State will meet in college basketball action at State Farm Center on Saturday, starting at 8:00PM ET.

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

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Michigan State-Illinois game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Illinois is more likely to win, while Michigan State has a lower chance of victory."

For a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Michigan State vs. Illinois predictions page.

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

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Michigan State and Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Illinois a 75% chance of beating Michigan State. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 84-77.

According to our model, Illinois (-6.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 158.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Michigan State vs. Illinois Odds

We have researched the best 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.

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Michigan State vs. Illinois Picks and Best Bets

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

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Michigan State vs. Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Illinois and Michigan State at State Farm Center is scheduled to commence at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Michigan State vs. Illinois
• Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: State Farm Center

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Saturday's Michigan State vs. Illinois matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 75% win probability, will likely beat Michigan State on Saturday.

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