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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Ohio State Buckeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Value City Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes as -6.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 131.5.
Ohio State was a 77-63 winner in their most recent outing at home against Wolverines. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites.
Illinois won its last outing, a 67-66 result against Hoosiers on March 01. They failed to cover in that game as a -5.5-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 20-9 SU,14-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Ohio State:
Team record: 20-9 SU,18-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Ohio State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Ohio State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ohio State's last 7 games
Next up:
Illinois home to Iowa Sunday, March 8
Ohio State at Michigan State Sunday, March 8