Charlotte 49ers vs Illinois State Redbirds Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/27/25

The Charlotte 49ers and the Illinois State Redbirds will travel to Orlando for a non-conference matchup. The game will be played inside State Farm Field House in Disney World, and it is a part of the ESPN Invitational Imagination Bracket. Richmond and Furman will play first, and the championship will be played tomorrow between the two winners. Illinois State is the favorite to make the final tomorrow, but my best of the game is the under.

I like the under in this game because both teams play at a very slow pace and do not have overpowering offenses to drive the total over. According to KenPom, Charlotte is ranked 362nd in adjusted tempo and 357th in average offensive possession length while Illinois State is ranked 262nd in adjusted tempo and 283rd in average possession length. Charlotte is a good three-point shooting team but could struggle to make them at a high rate since Illinois State’s defense is ranked #8 in 3-point percentage. The 49ers offense is ranked just 277th in 2-point percentage and could struggle scoring in the paint too.

The Redbirds are ranked outside the top 150 in effective field goal percentage, three-point percentage and two-point percentage, so I do not see their offense being enough here either. The total has gone over in 80 percentage of Illinois State’s games this season and I expect that trend to continue here. Take the under on Thursday.

Charlotte vs Illinois State prediction: Under 139.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 138.

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