Northern Illinois vs. Toledo prediction: Why Toledo is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/24/2026]

Toledo and Northern Illinois are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Savage Arena on Tuesday, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

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

Our famous predictive model gives Toledo an 85% chance of beating Northern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Toledo winning 83-71.

According to our model, Northern Illinois (+18.5) has a 63% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 163.5 points has a 64% chance of going over.

Northern Illinois vs. Toledo 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.

Northern Illinois vs. Toledo 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:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 163.5 total points.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Northern Illinois vs. Toledo game-day updates and essential details

Tuesday's men's college basketball game between Toledo and Northern Illinois at Savage Arena is scheduled to commence at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Northern Illinois vs. Toledo
• Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Savage Arena

Conclusion

We predict Toledo, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat Northern Illinois on Tuesday.

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