The Illinois Fighting Illini (11-5 overall, 7-3 Big Ten) make their way to Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind., for a 9 p.m. ET Big Ten battle against the Indiana Hoosiers (9-7, 4-5). Below, we analyze the Illinois-Indiana college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Illinois is No. 13 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Illinois at Indiana: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Illinois -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Indiana +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Against the spread/ATS: Illinois -2.5 (-105) | Indiana +2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Illinois at Indiana: Three things to know
- This contest finds the Illini on the road for the first time since Jan. 7. Illinois is seeking its first win at Assembly Hall since 2010. In seven games since the Illini are 0-7 (1-6 ATS).
- The Hoosiers are playing for the first time since Jan. 24. IU had a Saturday game at Michigan postponed. The Hoosiers are seeking their first win at Assembly Hall since Jan. 4; Indiana is 2-3 in five Big Ten home games. The IU defense has scuffled a bit in its home barn, with opponents owning a 52.2% effective field-goal mark (270th NCAA-I).
- Illinois is paced by the inside-outside duo of C Kofi Cockburn (16.9 points, 10.3 rebounds per game) and G Ayo Dosunmu (21.9 PPG, 41.8% from 3-point range). In a 69-60 win over IU Dec. 26, Dosunmu went 11-for-17 from the floor in a 30-point performance.
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Illinois at Indiana: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Illinois 73, Indiana 69
Money line (ML)
Illinois is the much better shooting team and it comes into this road game with a shot of confidence after a big Friday win over current-No. 8 Iowa.
Indiana’s defense has slipped of late, a fact that is somewhat masked by the talent or pace of its opponents during the slide. Especially in conference games at home, the Hoosiers haven’t exhibited much of a home-floor advantage.
Peg the Fighting Illini as a 60% proposition or better and BACK ILLINOIS -140.
Against the spread (ATS)
The Illini are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games against winning teams. Indiana is 1-4 ATS over its last five at home.
TAKE ILLINOIS -2.5 (-105). The Illini are the better shooting team and are much more capable of big defensive stops.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under is 6-1 in the Fighting Illini’s last seven games. That’s the lean here, with the chance UI is fatigued from an emotional and hard-fought win over Iowa and the likelihood Indiana isn’t capable of enough offense. TAKE THE UNDER 142.5 (-110).
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