Northern Illinois vs. Ohio prediction: Ohio favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

Ohio will take on Northern Illinois in men's college basketball action at Convocation Center Ohio on Tuesday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

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

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Northern Illinois vs. Ohio prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model gives Ohio an 86% chance of beating Northern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Ohio winning 82-71.

According to our model, Northern Illinois (+12.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 154.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Northern Illinois vs. Ohio odds

We have sourced 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.

Northern Illinois vs. Ohio 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: