Northwestern vs. Illinois prediction: Why Illinois is favored to win women's college basketball matchup [1/18/2026]

Illinois and Northwestern are scheduled to meet in the women's college basketball at State Farm Center on Sunday, with tipoff at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' new women's basketball model predicts Illinois as the most likely winner of the Northwestern vs. Illinois game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Sunday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

Northwestern vs. Illinois prediction: Who will win?

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives Illinois a 97% chance of beating Northwestern.

According to our model, the over/under total of 141.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Northwestern vs. Illinois odds

We have researched the best women'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.

Northwestern vs. Illinois picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: