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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at State Farm Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -8-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 150.

Illinois was a 81-78 loser in its last match on the road against Tigers. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites.

Minnesota won its last outing, a 90-61 result against Roos on December 10. They covered in that game as a -17-point favorite.

Minnesota:
Team record: 6-0 SU,2-3-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Minnesota's last 24 games on the road

Illinois:
Team record: 4-2 SU,3-3 ATS
Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Illinois is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota

Next up:
Minnesota home to Saint Louis Sunday, December 20
Illinois at Rutgers Sunday, December 20