Iowa vs Illinois Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and college basketball game preview.

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and college basketball game preview.


Iowa vs Illinois Broadcast

Date: Friday, January 29
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
Network: FS1

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Iowa (12-3) vs Illinois (10-5) Game Preview

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Why Iowa Will Win

The Hawkeyes are coming off a rough loss to Indiana last week, but that appears to be an aberration. This is still the nation’s best passing team, it’s still great at not turning the ball over, and it’s still second in the nation in scoring.

IU was able to clamp down a bit on the Hawkeyes from the outside, but again, that wasn’t normal. This is an incredible team from three, it’s brilliant at making that extra pass, and it’s going against an Illinois defense that doesn’t force a whole lot of takeaways and isn’t great at stopping teams from three. However …

Why Illinois Will Win

Illinois is one of the nation’s best-shooting teams from three because it’s almost as good as Illinois is at moving the ball around. Iowa is brilliant at generating that extra pass to get the right shot, and Illinois is great at that, too, to go along with its rebounding ability.

It’s not that Iowa doesn’t care about defense and doesn’t try, but it’s more about firing up the offense and winning shootouts. When the O isn’t on, you get Indiana 81, Iowa 69.

What’s Going To Happen

Who’s going to be stronger from three? Both teams hit the boards hard, both can move the ball around, and both can hit from the outside and are among the best teams in the nation from the field.

To beat Illinois you have to hit 40% from the field and 40% from three. Iowa can and will do that.

Iowa vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Iowa 84, Illinois 81
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Illinois -2.5, o/u: 161
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Iowa vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and game preview.

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini prediction and game preview.


Iowa vs Illinois Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 5
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Network: FS1

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Iowa (4-2) vs Illinois (2-3) Game Preview

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Why Iowa Will Win

Iowa is doing it by being Iowa.

The offensive line is doing a great job in pass protection, the defense has cranked it up, and the results are coming with four straight wins.

The defensive front is great at getting into the backfield on a regular basis, the takeaways are coming, and it’s all getting help from a running game that’s good enough.

It got stopped too often last week against Nebraska, but it has been good enough to control games and keep things at the pace the program is used to. Illinois doesn’t have the offense and it’s struggling too much on third downs to win the time of possession battle or get the ground game going.

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Why Illinois Will Win

Iowa doesn’t have enough of a passing game.

It rebounded after two lousy games against Michigan State and Minnesota – Spencer Petras was more accurate and the offense moved a bit better against Penn State, and then with 193 yards against Nebraska – but it’s still not anything to worry too much about.

Illinois has gone on the road in its last two games and run and run some more. Sophomore Chase Brown has been a find, tearing off 131 yards against Rutgers and 110 yards and two scores against Nebraska, and Brandon Peters is back.

The veteran quarterback hit 72% of his passes for 205 yards and a score against the Huskers, and if he can balance things out just a bit, and the team can keep winning the turnover margin, this could be interesting.

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What’s Going To Happen

Illinois is playing well enough to pull this off, but it needs to come up with a few key takeaways and it has to hold up on the lines – neither will happen.

The Iowa run defense is too strong, the O line will take over as the game goes on, and neither passing attack will be anything special.

It’ll be another grinding win for a hot Hawkeye team.

Iowa vs Illinois Prediction, Line

Iowa 30, Illinois 17
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Iowa -13.5, o/u: 51
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

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Iowa at Illinois college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Sunday’s Iowa at Illinois sports betting odds and lines, with NCAA matchup analysis, picks and tips.

The Iowa Hawkeyes (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten) visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (20-10, 12-7) in a Sunday night (7 p.m. ET) game at the State Farm Center. We analyze the Iowa-Illinois odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Iowa at Illinois: Three things you need to know

1. The 18th-ranked (USA Today Sports Coaches Poll) Hawkeyes and 22nd-ranked Fighting Illini are both first-division squads in the 2019-20 Big Ten standings. The game in Champaign is a key one in how conference tournament seeds will be assigned. Iowa — the circuit’s top-scoring team at 77.8 points per game — defeated Illinois, 72-65, on Feb. 2. in Iowa City. That loss was part of a string that saw the Illini drop four in a row.

2. Iowa comes out on top in a strengths-and-weaknesses comparison. A couple key Illinois trouble spots (opponent free throws and breakaways) are areas where Iowa excels. Iowa’s potential trouble spots don’t match up well with the Illini’s skill set.

3. Where Illinois comes out on top is in the consistency department. The Illini tend to hoist more level field goal accuracy numbers on offense and defense. They have averaged 72 PPG while allowing 64.9 ppg, marks that rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in a deep and talented Big Ten. For the Hawkeyes, recent road efforts tell the story, with solid games against Michigan State (a well-played loss against a top-10 foe) and Minnesota (impressive win) and missteps against Purdue and Indiana (boat races with Iowa down 10-plus throughout).


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Iowa at Illinois: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:35 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Illinois 73, Iowa 71

Moneyline (ML)

Iowa has shown a tremendous ability to bounce back from shaky performances and be sharp the next time out.

The lean is a slight one toward the home five, but the current price on Iowa is too attractive to bypass. WILL BACK IOWA +140.

New to sports betting and confused about moneyline odds? In this case a $10 winning bet on Iowa would return a profit of $14 if they win outright.

Against the Spread (ATS)

The Hawkeyes are 2-5 straight up and 3-4 ATS over their last seven road tilts. But they’re 10-1 in following a SU loss.

The lean here isn’t definable either way. WILL PASS ON ILLINOIS -3.5 (-110).

Over/Under (O/U)

The Under is: 17-13 in all Iowa games … 18-11 in all Illinois games … 6-1 after an Iowa loss to a Big Ten foe … 11-5 in Illinois home games … 13-6 in Illinois conference games.

This is one to grab before the line moves against you. TAKE THE UNDER 149.5 (-121).

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