Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State prediction: Why Illinois State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/3/2026]

Illinois State and Southern Illinois will lock horns in men's college basketball action at CEFCU Arena on Tuesday, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Illinois State as the most likely winner of the Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State game.

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

Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model gives Illinois State an 80% chance of beating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Illinois State winning 74-66.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Southern Illinois and Illinois State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 140.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State 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.

Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Illinois State to win.

Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State game-day updates and essential details

Tuesday's men's college basketball game between Illinois State and Southern Illinois at CEFCU Arena is scheduled to commence at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Southern Illinois vs. Illinois State
• Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: CEFCU Arena

Conclusion

We predict Illinois State, with an 80% win probability, will likely beat Southern Illinois on Tuesday.

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