The Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Illinois Fighting Illini face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at the State Farm Center. This is the first meeting played between the two teams in recent years.
Alabama A&M comes into this game with a 3-6 record and they have gone 4-3 against the spread. In the last game against South Alabama, Alabama A&M was good scoring 71 points but they still lost by seven points. Alabama A&M is averaging 74.3 points while their defense is giving up 77.2 points per game. Guard Garrett Hicks is averaging 16.9 points while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 49.1 percent from behind the three point line. The defense is ranked 344th in college basketball.
On the other side of this matchup is Illinois who sits with a 7-3 record and they have gone 6-4 against the spread. In the last game against Penn State, the offense only scored 59 points and that led to the 15 point defeat. Illinois is averaging 79.1 points while shooting 63.6 percent from the field. The offense is ranked 63rd while the defeise is ranked 69th in the league. Terrence Shannon Jr. has been the top player for Illinois averaging 17.8 points while shooting 45.9 percent from the field. In this game, Illinois needs the offense to run up the score here, and put the pressure on the Bulldogs offense.
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