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

Richmond and Southern Illinois will meet in men's college basketball action at Robins Center on Saturday, starting at 6:00PM ET.

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

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

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

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

Our independent predictive model gives Richmond a 63% chance of beating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Richmond winning 77-74.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (+5.5) has a 61% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Southern Illinois vs. Richmond 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.

Southern Illinois vs. Richmond 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: