Nebraska vs. Illinois prediction: Why Illinois is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/13/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 4:00PM ET as Nebraska locks horns with Illinois in men's college basketball action at State Farm Center.

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

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Nebraska vs. Illinois prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Nebraska and Illinois 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Illinois an 88% chance of beating Nebraska. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 86-72.

According to our model, Illinois (-11.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 157.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Nebraska vs. Illinois 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.

Nebraska vs. Illinois 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: