Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois prediction: Why Illinois is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [11/7/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 8:30PM ET as Florida Gulf Coast looks to defy the odds against Illinois in men's college basketball action at State Farm Center.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Illinois as the most likely winner of the Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois game.

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

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Florida Gulf Coast and Illinois 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Illinois a 98% chance of defeating Florida Gulf Coast. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 94-66.

According to our model, Florida Gulf Coast (+29.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 160.5 points has a 51% chance of going over.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois 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.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois 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 best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Florida Gulf Coast +29.5 at the spread.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball game between Illinois and Florida Gulf Coast at State Farm Center is scheduled to start at 8:30PM ET.

• Who: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Illinois
• Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
• Time: 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT
• Venue: State Farm Center

Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 98% win probability, will likely beat Florida Gulf Coast on Friday.

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