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Indiana Hoosiers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

The fans at State Farm Center will be treated to a game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Illinois Fighting Illini when they take their seats on Saturday.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -6.5-point favorites versus the Hoosiers, while the game's total opened at 146.

In their last action, Illinois was a 98-81 winner on the road against Nittany Lions. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites.

Indiana was a 74-67 loser in their most recent outing at home against Wildcats. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites.

Indiana:
Team record: 5-3 SU,6-2 ATS
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games on the road

Illinois:
Team record: 6-3 SU,5-4 ATS
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Illinois is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Indiana

Next up:
Indiana home to Penn State Wednesday, December 30
Illinois home to Purdue Saturday, January 2