Belmont vs. Southern Illinois prediction: Belmont favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Southern Illinois and Belmont will meet in men's college basketball action at Banterra Center on Saturday, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Belmont as the most likely winner of the Belmont vs. Southern Illinois game.

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

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

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Belmont a 61% chance of defeating Southern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Belmont winning 77-74.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Belmont vs. Southern Illinois 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.

Belmont vs. Southern Illinois 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 men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Southern Illinois +3.5 at the spread.

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

Saturday's men's college basketball action between Southern Illinois and Belmont at Banterra Center is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: Belmont vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center

Conclusion

We predict Belmont, with a 61% win probability, will likely beat Southern Illinois on Saturday.

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