The Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) and No. 15 Indiana Hoosiers (18-8, 9-6) meet Saturday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Illinois vs. Indiana odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Illini were dropped 93-81 at Penn State last time out on Tuesday, snapping a 5-0 against the spread (ATS) run. Illinois is still a very healthy 9-2 ATS across the past 11 games overall.
However, one of those non-covers was in the first meeting against Indiana on Jan. 19, as the Hoosiers came away with an 80-65 road victory as 6.5-point underdogs, pushing against the total (145) at most shops.