California Golden Bears vs Illinois-Chicago Flames – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/03/2026 at 23:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • NIT - 1/16-finals

Chances of winning


California Golden Bears
64.5%
Illinois-Chicago Flames
35.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
66.3% 33.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

62.8% 37.2%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • California Golden Bears has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.8%)
  • Illinois-Chicago Flames has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for California Golden Bears than the current prediction. (-1.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Illinois-Chicago Flames than the current prediction. (+1.7%)
  • California Golden Bears - Illinois-Chicago Flames Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.45
    (1.4)

    2.63
    (2.75)
    7.2%
    (7.8%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 148.00
    • The most likely Handicap: 1 (-5)
    Preview Facts
    • Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.
    • Illinois-Chicago may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • California will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • Recently, the teams have not faced each other.
    Draw
    2026

    1/16-finals
    1AuburnSouth Alabama78 : 67
    2SeattleSt. Thomas (Minn.)67 : 52
    3George MasonLiberty71 : 77
    4NevadaMurray State
    5Wake ForestNavy
    6Illinois StateKent State
    7YaleNC Wilmington67 : 78
    8DaytonBradley
    9New MexicoSam Houston St.
    10Utah Valley StateGeorge Washington
    11Colorado StateSaint Josephs Hawks
    12CaliforniaIllinois (Chi.)
    13TulsaStephen F. Austin89 : 84
    14UC IrvineUNLV72 : 75
    15Wichita StateWyoming74 : 70
    16Oklahoma StateDavidson84 : 80

    1/8-finals
    1AuburnSeattle
    2LibertyTBD #4
    3TBD #5TBD #6
    4NC WilmingtonTBD #8
    5TBD #9TBD #10
    6TBD #11TBD #12
    7TulsaUNLV
    8Wichita StateOklahoma State

    Quarter-finals
    1TBD #1TBD #2
    2TBD #3TBD #4
    3TBD #5TBD #6
    4TBD #7TBD #8

    Semi-finals
    1TBD #1TBD #2
    2TBD #3TBD #4

    Final
    1TBD #1TBD #2